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Quick Reference

1 Twain = 4.8000 Step

1 Step = 0.208333 Twain

Twain to Step Conversion Formula

To convert Twain to Step, multiply by 4.8000.

Step = Twain × 4.8000

Twain = Step × 0.208333

To convert Step back to Twain, divide by 4.8000 (or multiply by 0.208333).

About These Units

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.

About Step

The step is a traditional unit of distance, equal to 1/2 pace. The step is traditionally equal to 30 inches or 76.2 centimeters. However, U.S. marching bands often use a shorter step of 22.5 inches (57.15 centimeters), so that 8 steps are made every 5 yards; this works well on American football fields, which have a chalkline every 5 yards. Using this shorter step is called marching "8 by 5."

Twain to Step Conversion Table

Twain	Step	Step	Twain
0.1	0.480001	0.1	0.020833
0.5	2.4000	0.5	0.104166
1	4.8000	1	0.208333
2	9.6000	2	0.416666
5	24.0000	5	1.0417
10	48.0001	10	2.0833
20	96.0002	20	4.1667
25	120.0002	25	5.2083
50	240.0005	50	10.4166
100	480.0010	100	20.8333
250	1200.00	250	52.0832
500	2400.00	500	104.1665
1000	4800.01	1000	208.3329

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