How to convert barleycorns to X-units
1 barleycorn is equal to 84,490,925,540 X-units, and 1 x-unit is equal to 1.183559055 × 10⁻¹¹ barleycorns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
X-units = barleycorns × 84,490,925,540
X-units = barleycorns ÷ 1.183559055 × 10⁻¹¹Example: convert 1 barleycorn to xu: 1 × 84,490,925,540 = 84,490,925,540 xu.
Barleycorn to X-unit conversion table
| Barleycorn (barleycorn) | X-unit (xu) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 844,909,255.4 xu |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 8,449,092,554 xu |
| 1 barleycorn | 84,490,925,540 xu |
| 2 barleycorn | 168,981,851,100 xu |
| 3 barleycorn | 253,472,776,600 xu |
| 5 barleycorn | 422,454,627,700 xu |
| 10 barleycorn | 844,909,255,400 xu |
| 20 barleycorn | 1,689,818,511,000 xu |
| 50 barleycorn | 4,224,546,277,000 xu |
| 100 barleycorn | 8,449,092,554,000 xu |
| 250 barleycorn | 21,122,731,390,000 xu |
| 500 barleycorn | 42,245,462,770,000 xu |
| 1,000 barleycorn | 84,490,925,540,000 xu |
About the barleycorn
The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm). It's still the basis of UK and US shoe sizes, where one size step is one barleycorn.
Symbol: barleycorn · 1 barleycorn = 0.008466666667 m · Category: Historical & cloth
About the x-unit
The X-unit (about 1.002 × 10⁻¹³ m) was used to express X-ray and gamma-ray wavelengths before the ångström and picometer became standard.
Symbol: xu · 1 xu = 1.00208 × 10⁻¹³ m · Category: Atomic & physics