span-pica (PostScript) conversion

Conversion number between span [　] and pica (PostScript) is 54. This means, that span is bigger unit than pica (PostScript).

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from pica (PostScript) to span conversion

Enter the number in span:

Decimal Fraction Exponential Expression

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eg.: 10.12345 or 1.123e5

Result in pica (PostScript)

precision	[info]
Decimal:	[!]
Exponential:

Calculation process of conversion value

1 span = (exactly) `(0.2286) / ((254/60000))` = 54 pica (PostScript)
1 pica (PostScript) = (exactly) `((254/60000)) / (0.2286)` = 0.018518518518519 span
? span × `(0.2286 ("m"/"span")) / ((254/60000) ("m"/"pica (PostScript)"))` = ? pica (PostScript)

High precision conversion

If conversion between span to metre and metre to pica (PostScript) is exactly definied, high precision conversion from span to pica (PostScript) is enabled.

Decimal places: (0-800)

span
Result in pica (PostScript):
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span to pica (PostScript) conversion chart

Start value:	[span]
Step size	[span]
How many lines?	(max 100)

visual:

span	pica (PostScript)
0	0
10	540
20	1080
30	1620
40	2160
50	2700
60	3240
70	3780
80	4320
90	4860
100	5400
110	5940

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Multiple conversion

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Converted numbers in pica (PostScript):
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Details about span and pica (PostScript) units:

Convert Span to other unit:

span

Definition of span unit: ≡ 9 in. of chiefly historical interest

Convert Pica (PostScript) to other unit:

pica (PostScript)

Definition of pica (PostScript) unit: ≡ 12 points .

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