span-point (PostScript) conversion

Conversion number between span [　] and point (PostScript) [pt] is 648. This means, that span is bigger unit than point (PostScript).

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from point (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 point (PostScript)

precision	[info]
Decimal:	[!]
Exponential:

Calculation process of conversion value

1 span = (exactly) `(0.2286) / ((254/720000))` = 648 point (PostScript)
1 point (PostScript) = (exactly) `((254/720000)) / (0.2286)` = 0.0015432098765432 span
? span × `(0.2286 ("m"/"span")) / ((254/720000) ("m"/"point (PostScript)"))` = ? point (PostScript)

High precision conversion

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

Decimal places: (0-800)

span
Result in point (PostScript):
?

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span to point (PostScript) conversion chart

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

visual:

span	point (PostScript)
0	0
10	6480
20	12960
30	19440
40	25920
50	32400
60	38880
70	45360
80	51840
90	58320
100	64800
110	71280

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Multiple conversion

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

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

Convert Span to other unit:

span

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

Convert Point (PostScript) to other unit:

point (PostScript)

Definition of point (PostScript) unit: ≡ 1⁄72 in .

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