Step (unit)

A step (,  ) was a Roman unit of length equal to 2½ Roman feet () or ½ Roman pace (). Following its standardization under Agrippa, one step was roughly equivalent to .

The Byzantine pace (, bḗma) was an adaption of the Roman step, a distance of 2½ Greek feet.

Similarly, the US customary pace is a distance of 2½ feet or .

See also Pace (unit) Roman and Byzantine units US customary units

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