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📏 What is a Foot (ft)?

A foot is a unit of length in the imperial and U.S. customary systems, equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters. It's commonly used in the United States and the UK to measure height, distance, and length—especially in construction, real estate, and aviation.

📐 What is a Meter (m)?

A meter is the base unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters or approximately 3.2808 feet. It’s the international standard for measuring length or distance and is used worldwide in science, education, and daily life.

🧠 Quick Comparison

Unit Equivalent Used in
1 foot (ft) 0.3048 meters USA, UK, aviation, height
1 meter (m) 3.2808 feet Global standard, science, industry

🧮 How to Convert

1 foot = 0.3048 meterss
1 meter ≈ 3.2808 feet
Example:
6 ft × 0.3048 = 1.8288 m

📐 Visual Reference

1 foot ≈

  • The length of a standard ruler
  • The height of a 2-liter soda bottle
  • 1/3 of a yardstick

    • 🎉 Did You Know?

    The foot was historically based on the length of a human foot—and was officially standardized in 1959 by international agreement.