Convert mil to attometer
Please provide values below to convert mil [mil, thou] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to mil.
How to Convert Mil to Attometer
1 mil, thou = 25400000000000 am
Example: convert 15 mil, thou to am:
15 mil, thou = 15 × 25400000000000 am = 381000000000000 am
Mil to Attometer Conversion Table
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Mil
A mil, also known as a thou, is a unit of length equal to one-thousandth of an inch.
History/Origin
The mil was introduced in the 19th century as a convenient unit for fine measurements in engineering and manufacturing.
Current Use
The mil is still used in some manufacturing and engineering contexts, particularly in the United States, for specifying the thickness of materials like paper and wire.
Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.