Convert decimeters to miles

Enter the number of decimeters you want to convert to miles in the text box below. The conversion to length in miles will update as you type.

Answer: 0.0001
decimeters (dm)
{"answerString":"6.214E-5","answerSymbol":"miles"}
1 decimeters = 6.214×10-5 miles

Precise decimal and fraction answers

The conversion in miles rounded to six significant decimal places is 1 dm = 6.21371E-05 mi. The precise fraction answer is 7/112654 mi.

Decimal Precision

Conversion from one to ten decimal places

  • 1 dm = 6E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.2E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.21E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.214E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.2137E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.21371E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.213712E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.2137119E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.21371192E-05 mi
  • 1 dm = 6.213711922E-05 mi

How many miles are in a decimeter?

There are 6.214×10-5 miles in one decimeter. A decimeter is 0.0062% of a mile. A mile is 1,609,244% longer than one decimeter.

Decimeters to miles conversion factor and formulas

Formula

The conversion factor between decimeters and miles is 16,093.44. This represents the ratio of decimeters per one mile. To calculate the value in miles, we can either divide by the conversion factor or multiply by its inverse.

Division

To convert from decimeters to miles, divide decimeters by 16,093.44.
The formula is expressed as:
dm ÷ 16,093.44 = mi

Multiplication

Alternatively we can multiply by the inverse conversion factor to get the same result.
The inverse of 16,093.44 is 1/16,093.44 or 0. To convert from decimeters to miles, multiply decimeters by 0.
The formula is expressed as:
dm × 0 = mi

About this conversion

Converting decimeters to miles is a conversion between units from separate unit systems - decimeters are metric (SI) defined units while miles are US Customary / UK Imperial .

About Decimeters

SI Unit

Within the SI (metric) system of measurement, the decimeter is officially defined as one tenth (1/10) of a meter. The decimeter is not widely used in everyday situations. Internationally it is spelled 'decimetre' whereas the U.S. spells it 'decimeter'. The symbol for decimeters is dm.

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About Miles

Customary/Imperial Unit

The mile is a measure of distance between two points used within the US Customary and British Imperial units of measure. It is customarily used to measure large geographical distances. The mile is officially defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards or 1,609.344 meters. The abbreviation or for miles is 'mi' or sometimes 'm' as in miles per hour. The mile's origin stems from the Roman mile, which marked the distance the Roman army could march over 1,000 (mille) paces.

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1 decimeters to other length units

Metric

  • 1 dm = 1×10-4 km
  • 1 dm = 0.1 m
  • 1 dm = 1 dm
  • 1 dm = 10 cm
  • 1 dm = 100 mm
  • 1 dm = 100,000 µ
  • 1 dm = 1×108 nm

Imperial/U.S.

  • 1 dm = 6.214×10-5 mi
  • 1 dm = 0.109 yd
  • 1 dm = 0.328 ft
  • 1 dm = 3.937 in

References and Citations

  1. International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) The International System of Units (SI)
  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) General Tables of Units of Measurement

Decimeters to miles conversion table

dm mi
1 dm 6.214×10-5 mi
2 dm 1.243×10-4 mi
3 dm 1.864×10-4 mi
4 dm 2.485×10-4 mi
5 dm 3.107×10-4 mi
6 dm 3.728×10-4 mi
7 dm 4.35×10-4 mi
8 dm 4.971×10-4 mi
9 dm 5.592×10-4 mi
10 dm 6.214×10-4 mi
dm mi
20 dm 0.001 mi
30 dm 0.002 mi
40 dm 0.002 mi
50 dm 0.003 mi
60 dm 0.004 mi
70 dm 0.004 mi
80 dm 0.005 mi
90 dm 0.006 mi
100 dm 0.006 mi
1,000 dm 0.062 mi

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