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Length/Distance | Convert from digit to polegada [Portuguese] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions 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. Unit Definition (polegada [Portuguese]) The polegada is a Portuguese "inch" unit, equal to 1/12 pé, 2.777 centimeters, or 1.093 inches.
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