What is 250000rod in Picas?

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What is 250000 Rods (250000rod) in Picas (pc)?

What is 250000rod in pc? Convert 250000 Rods (250000rod) 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 Rods to Picas

Formula
pc = rod x 1192.45
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Picas, multiply the number of Rods by 1.2 thousand
Rods (rod) in 1 Pica
There are 0 Rods in 1 Pica
Picas (pc) in 1 Rod
There are 1192.45 Picas in 1 Rod

Unit Information

Rod
/rɒd/
Symbol: rod
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Rod?

The rod is a unit of length in the imperial and US sytem and uses the symbol rod.

A rod (or perch, pole, lug) is equal to 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards.

It is a building surveyor's tool for measuring distance and is particularly useful as multiples of this unit can make up an exact acre. A perfect acre is a rectangle with edges 660 feet and 66 feet - which is 40 rods by 4 rods; i.e. 1 acre = 160 square rods.

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).


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