Convert Point [Didot] to Twain - Free Calculator
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How to Convert Point [Didot] to Twain
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Point [Didot] to Twain Conversion Formula
To convert Point [Didot] to Twain, multiply by 1.031e-4.
To convert Twain back to Point [Didot], divide by 1.031e-4 (or multiply by 9701.88).
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About Point [Didot]
The point is a unit of length used by typographers and printers. When printing was done from hand-set metal type, one point represented the smallest element of type that could be handled, roughly 1/64 inch. Eventually, the point was standardized in Britain and America as exactly 1/72.27 = 0.013 837 inch, which is about 0.35 mm (351.46 micrometers). In continental Europe, typographers traditionally used a slightly larger point of 0.014 83 inch (about 1/72 pouce, 0.377 mm, or roughly 1/67 English inch), called a Didot point after the French typographer Firmin Didot (1764-1836). In the U.S., Adobe software defines the point to be exactly 1/72 inch (0.013 888 9 inch or 0.352 777 8 millimeters), a unit sometimes called the big point (bp). The German standards agency DIN has proposed that all these units be replaced by multiples of 0.25 millimeters (1/101.6 inch).
About Twain
The twain is an old word for the number two, derived from the Anglo-Saxon twegen. The American author Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), who had been a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi in his youth, took his literary name from a traditional riverboat phrase "mark twain", meaning "exactly two" fathoms of water. This was the minimum depth needed for the boats to operate safely without running aground.
Point [Didot] to Twain Conversion Table
| Point [Didot] | Twain | Twain | Point [Didot] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 1.031e-5 | 0.1 | 970.1876 |
| 0.5 | 5.154e-5 | 0.5 | 4850.94 |
| 1 | 1.031e-4 | 1 | 9701.88 |
| 2 | 2.061e-4 | 2 | 19403.75 |
| 5 | 5.154e-4 | 5 | 48509.38 |
| 10 | 1.031e-3 | 10 | 97018.76 |
| 20 | 2.061e-3 | 20 | 194037.53 |
| 25 | 2.577e-3 | 25 | 242546.91 |
| 50 | 5.154e-3 | 50 | 485093.82 |
| 100 | 0.010307 | 100 | 970187.64 |
| 250 | 0.025768 | 250 | 2425469.10 |
| 500 | 0.051536 | 500 | 4850938.20 |
| 1000 | 0.103073 | 1000 | 9701876.39 |
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