Definition:International Mile/Also known as

International Mile: Also known as

An international mile is usually referred to just as a mile.

It is sometimes seen referred to as a statute mile, but this is an older term dating back to before the precise $1959$ definition based on the metre.

There are many other kinds of mile.

Sources

• 1964: Milton Abramowitz and Irene A. Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions ... (previous) ... (next): $2$. Physical Constants and Conversion Factors: Table $2.5$ Factors for Converting Customary U.S. Units to SI Units
• 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $1760$
• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1760$
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mile
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): statute mile
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mile
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): statute mile