barleycorn-pica (PostScript) conversion

Conversion number between barleycorn and pica (PostScript) is 2. This means, that barleycorn is bigger unit than pica (PostScript).

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from pica (PostScript) to barleycorn conversion

Enter the number in barleycorn:

Decimal Fraction Exponential Expression

barleycorn

eg.: 10.12345 or 1.123e5

Result in pica (PostScript)

precision	[info]
Decimal:	[!]
Exponential:

Calculation process of conversion value

1 barleycorn = (exactly) `((254/30000)) / ((254/60000))` = 2 pica (PostScript)
1 pica (PostScript) = (exactly) `((254/60000)) / ((254/30000))` = 0.5 barleycorn
? barleycorn × `((254/30000) ("m"/"barleycorn")) / ((254/60000) ("m"/"pica (PostScript)"))` = ? pica (PostScript)

High precision conversion

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

Decimal places: (0-800)

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

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

visual:

barleycorn	pica (PostScript)
0	0
10	20
20	40
30	60
40	80
50	100
60	120
70	140
80	160
90	180
100	200
110	220

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Multiple conversion

Enter numbers in barleycorn and click convert button.
One number per line.

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

Convert Barleycorn to other unit:

barleycorn

Definition of barleycorn unit: = 1⁄3 in. of chiefly historical interest

Convert Pica (PostScript) to other unit:

pica (PostScript)

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

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