Convert Centimeter to Other Length Units
Centimeters to Millimeters Conversion
Centimeter to Millimeter Conversion Table
How to Convert Centimeter to Millimeter
1 cm = 10 mm1 mm = 0.1 cm
Example: convert 15 cm to mm:15 cm = 15 × 10 mm = 150 mm
Millimeters to Centimeters Conversion
7m=.......dm=........cm=........mm
Please provide values below to convert centimeter [cm] to millimeter [mm], or vice versa.
Definition: A centimeter (symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), the current form of the metric system. It is defined as 1/100 meters.
History/origin: A centimeter is based on the SI unit meter, and as the prefix "centi" indicates, is equal to one hundredth of a meter. Metric prefixes range from factors of 10-18 to 1018 based on a decimal system, with the base (in this case the meter) having no prefix and having a factor of 1. Learning some of the more commonly used metric prefixes, such as kilo-, mega-, giga-, tera-, centi-, milli-, micro-, and nano-, can be helpful for quickly navigating metric units.
Current use: The centimeter, like the meter, is used in all sorts of applications worldwide (in countries that have undergone metrication) in instances where a smaller denomination of the meter is required. Height is commonly measured in centimeters outside of countries like the United States.
Definition: A millimeter (symbol: mm) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined in terms of the meter, as 1/1000 of a meter, or the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 000 of a second.
History/origin: The milli- prefix is one of many metric prefixes. It indicates one thousandth of the base unit, in this case the meter. The definition of the meter has changed over time, the current definition being based on the distance traveled by the speed of light in a given amount of time. The relationship between the meter and the millimeter is constant however. Prior to this definition, the meter was based on the length of a prototype meter bar. In 2019, the meter has been re-defined based on the changes made to the definition of a second.
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Millimeters to Centimeters Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for mm to cm:
In this article I will show you how to convert 59 millimeters into centimeters. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 59 mm to cm. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Millimeters to Centimeters
A millimeter is smaller than a centimeter. I know that a mm is smaller than a cm because of something called conversion factors.
Put very simply, a conversion factor is a number that can be used to change one set of units to another, by multiplying or dividing it. So when we need to convert 59 millimeters into centimeters, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for mm to cm is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 59 mm to cm by multiplying 0.1 by the number of millimeters we have, which is 59.
So, the answer to the question "what is 59 millimeters in centimeters?" is 5.9 cm.
Best Conversion Unit for 59 mm
Sometimes when you work with conversions from one unit to another, the numbers can get a little confusing. Especially when dealing with really large numbers.
I've also calculated what the best unit of measurement is for 59 mm.
To determine which unit is best, I decided to define that as being the unit of measurement which is as low as possible, without going below 1. Smaller numbers are more easily understood and can make it easier for you to understand the measurement.
The best unit of measurement I have found for 59 mm is inches and the amount is 2.3228346456693 in.
