4 metres
4 mLength · definition
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Length & distance
Just how long is 4 metres?
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4 m
4 metres
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4 mLength
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Basketball hoop standard
A basketball hoop standard is the support structure that holds a backboard, rim and net above a basketball court.
3.95 mDefined overall standard height
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A little perspective
4 metres is about 1.01 times the overall standard height of a basketball hoop standard.
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4 metres
Length: 4 m; definition.
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Basketball hoop standard
Defined overall standard height: 3.95 m; defined specimen; range 3.7 m–4.2 m.
A defined freestanding basketball standard 3.95 m overall, incorporating the regulation 1.80 m backboard and 3.05 m rim height. Base, support and padding vary by installation.
The marked defined overall standard height is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Compare 4 metres with the overall standard height of a basketball hoop standard. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Basketball hoop standard
3.95 mDefined overall standard height · defined specimen · range 3.7 m–4.2 m
A defined freestanding basketball standard 3.95 m overall, incorporating the regulation 1.80 m backboard and 3.05 m rim height. Base, support and padding vary by installation.
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- Length ↔ Defined overall standard height
- Relative size
- 4 metres is about 1.01 times the overall standard height of a basketball hoop standard. 4 metres is approximately 1.27% greater than the overall standard height of a basketball hoop standard.
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- We use 3.95 m for the overall standard height of a basketball hoop standard; the recorded range is 3.7 m–4.2 m.
- The overall standard height of a basketball hoop standard: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
- The recorded ranges overlap, so the ordering can vary even though the central values differ.
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