Definition:Imperial/Length/Mil
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Definition
The mil is an imperial unit of length.
Conversion Factors
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | mil | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac 1 {1000}\) | inch | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | microinches | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 25 \cdotp 4\) | micrometres | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 0254\) | millimetres | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2 \cdotp 54 \times 10^{-5}\) | metres | \(\quad\) (exact) |
Also known as
A mil is also known as a thou (as in thousandth of an inch).
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mil
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mil