What is 1000fm in Picas?

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What is 1000 Fermis (1000fm) in Picas (pc)?

What is 1000fm in pc? Convert 1000 Fermis (1000fm) to Picas (pc) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Fermis to Picas

Formula
pc = fm / 4217518000000
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Picas, divide the number of Fermis by 4.2 trillion
Fermis (fm) in 1 Pica
There are 4217518000000 Fermis in 1 Pica
Picas (pc) in 1 Fermi
There are 0 Picas in 1 Fermi

Unit Information

Fermi
/ˈfəːmi/
Symbol: fm
Unit System: Non-SI metric

What is the Fermi?

The fermis is a unit of length in the non-SI metric system and uses the symbol fm.

One fermi is equal to 1×10−15m or 3.9370×10−14 in.

It is used to measure nuclear distances and was named after the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954). It has now been replaced with the SI-derived term femtometre.

Pica
/ˈpʌɪkə/
Symbol: pc
Unit System: Typography

What is the Pica?

The pica is a unit of length in the field of typography and uses the symbol pc.

There are 12 points in 1 pica. 1 pica represents approximately 1/6 of an inch.

Picas are expressed using numbers and a lower case p on software such as Adobe InDesign - for example 8p6 which would represent 8 picas and 6 points (or 8.5 picas).

The Pica is very useful in measuring and calculating the space needed to print letters and words on paper - for example when laying out books or magazine articles; the font lengths are quanitified by the number of characters per pica (cpp).


Conversion Tables for Fermis (fm) to Picas (pc)