Definition:FPS/Volume/Cubic Foot
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Cubic Inch
The cubic foot is the FPS base unit of volume.
It is defined as the volume contained by a cube whose edges are $1$ foot long.
Conversion Factors
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | cubic foot | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 12^3 = 1728\) | cubic inches | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 28 \, 316 \cdotp 84659 \, 2\) | cubic centimetres | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 28 \cdotp 31684 \, 6592\) | litres | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 02831 \, 68465 \, 92\) | cubic metres | \(\quad\) (exact) |
Symbol
- $\mathrm {ft}^3$
The symbol for the cubic foot is $\mathrm {ft}^3$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {ft}^3
.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $1728$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1728$