Definition:Imperial/Volume/Example

Examples of Use of Imperial Volume Measure

As the imperial volume measure are related by powers of two, it is possible to use them to express a volume as a binary number of gills.

Thus a volume equal to $3815$ gills is:

$1$ gill

$1$ chopin

$1$ pint

$0$ quarts

$0$ pottles

$1$ gallon

$0$ pecks

$1$ demi-bushel

$1$ bushel

$1$ kilderkin

$0$ barrels

$0$ hogsheads

$1$ pipe

Thus $3815$ gills can be expressed as:

$1001110100111$ gills in binary.

Sources

• 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $2$
• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $2$