Foot (unit)
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The foot is a unit for measuring length. It is one of the Imperial units and US customary units. The shortest way of writing the unit "foot" is by the abbreviation "ft" (or "ft."), or by a prime symbol ( ′ ).
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foot | |
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Unit system | imperial/US units |
Unit of | length |
Symbol | ft |
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1 ft in ... | ... is equal to ... |
imperial/US units | yd 12 in |
metric (SI) units | 0.3048 m |
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One foot contains 12 inches. This is equal to 30.48 centimeters. It is called a foot, because it was originally based on the length of a foot.