1 UK pint
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568.3 mlVolumeUnits made clear
UK pint vs US pint
What are they, and what does the difference actually look like?
Two things. One honest scale.
Meet the pair
What these two things are
1 US pint
The quantity is exact as entered.
473.2 mlVolume1 UK pint has about 1.2 times the volume of 1 US pint.
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1 UK pint568.3 mlVolume
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1 US pint473.2 mlVolume
These are equal-volume cubes. Edge lengths grow with the cube root of capacity; the cubes do not depict container exteriors.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
1 UK pint
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
1 US pint
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Measurement details
Why these numbers?
The visual compares volume with volume. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.
1 UK pint
568.3 mlVolume · definition
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
1 US pint
473.2 mlVolume · definition
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
- Comparing
- Volume ↔ Volume
- Relative size
- 1 UK pint is larger on this measurement by a factor of about 1.2. 1 UK pint's selected measurement is approximately 20.1% greater than 1 US pint's.
How to read the visual
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
Both contain one eighth of their own gallon. The Imperial pint is 568.26125 ml; the US liquid pint is 473.176473 ml.
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