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Length/Distance | Convert from Paris foot to digit |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (Paris foot) The Paris foot is an English name for the French royal foot (pied de roi). Unit Definition (digit) The digit is a historic unit of distance equal to the width of a person's finger. Used in all the ancient civilizations of the Middle East and Mediterranean, the digit was equal to 0.75 inch or 19 millimeters with only the smallest variations. Typically, there were 4 digits in a palm, 16 in a foot, and 24 (sometimes 28) in a cubit. The word digit is from the Latin word for a finger or toe, digitus.
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