chain-metre conversion

Conversion number between chain [ch] and metre [m] is 20.11684023368. This means, that chain is bigger unit than metre.

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Enter the number in chain:

Decimal Fraction Exponential Expression

[ch]

eg.: 10.12345 or 1.123e5

Result in metre

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Decimal:	[!]
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Calculation process of conversion value

1 chain = (exactly) `((79200/3937)) / (1)` = 20.11684023368 metre
1 metre = (exactly) `(1) / ((79200/3937))` = 0.049709595959596 chain
? chain × `((79200/3937) ("m"/"chain")) / (1 ("m"/"metre"))` = ? metre

High precision conversion

If conversion between chain to metre and metre to metre is exactly definied, high precision conversion from chain to metre is enabled.

Decimal places: (0-800)

chain
Result in metre:
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chain to metre conversion chart

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

visual:

chain	metre
0	0
10	201.16840233681
20	402.33680467361
30	603.50520701042
40	804.67360934722
50	1005.842011684
60	1207.0104140208
70	1408.1788163576
80	1609.3472186944
90	1810.5156210312
100	2011.684023368
110	2212.8524257049

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Details about chain and metre units:

Convert Chain to other unit:

chain

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

Convert Metre to other unit:

metre

Definition of metre unit: =1 m. Distance light travels in 1⁄299792458 of a second in vacuum. Old def: 1⁄10000000 of the distance from equator to pole.

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