Cent (unit)

A cent is a one-hundredth of a unit of measurement, as in "12 cents of an inch". In some cases the base unit is understood, and the cent is used as a unit itself.

Area

In India, a cent is a measure of area and equals ¹⁄₁₀₀ acre (40.468 m²).

Calculations

• 100 cents = 1 acre
• 1 cent = ¹⁄₁₀₀ acre
• 1 cent = 40.468 sq.meter (m²)
• 1 cent = 435.60 sq.feet (ft²)
• 1 kolu = 3 feet
• 1 feet= 12 inch

Music

In music, a cent is ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a semitone, i.e. ¹⁄₁₂₀₀ of an octave.

Others

In diamonds, a cent is ¹⁄₁₀₀ carat; this is also known as a point.

References

Rowlett, Russ, How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement, http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictC.html 

1 cent = 435.5 sq.ft

100 cents = 1 Acre