point (Didot; European)-chain conversion

Conversion number between point (Didot; European) [pt] and chain [ch] is 1.8687818029923 × 10^-5. This means, that point (Didot; European) is smaller unit than chain.

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Calculation process of conversion value

1 point (Didot; European) = (exactly) `((5/13300)) / ((79200/3937))` = 1.8687818029923 × 10^-5 chain
1 chain = (exactly) `((79200/3937)) / ((5/13300))` = 53510.79502159 point (Didot; European)
? point (Didot; European) × `((5/13300) ("m"/"point (Didot; European)")) / ((79200/3937) ("m"/"chain"))` = ? chain

High precision conversion

If conversion between point (Didot; European) to metre and metre to chain is exactly definied, high precision conversion from point (Didot; European) to chain is enabled.

Decimal places: (0-800)

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point (Didot; European) to chain conversion chart

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point (Didot; European)	chain
0	0
10	0.00018687818029923
20	0.00037375636059847
30	0.0005606345408977
40	0.00074751272119693
50	0.00093439090149616
60	0.0011212690817954
70	0.0013081472620946
80	0.0014950254423939
90	0.0016819036226931
100	0.0018687818029923
110	0.0020556599832916

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point (Didot; European)

Definition of point (Didot; European) unit: ≡ 5⁄133 cm . Defined after 1878 as 5/133 cm ≈ 0.00037593985 m

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chain

Definition of chain unit: ≡ 66 ft (US) ≡ 4 rods. (Chain - Gunter's; Surveyor's)

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