Definition
Pint
A pint is a customary unit of liquid capacity whose size depends on the system.
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What it means
Pints are used for amounts of liquid, but there is not one worldwide pint size. Before converting a pint, check whether the problem uses the US liquid system or the imperial system.
Remember it
A pint needs a system label: US liquid and imperial pints are different sizes.
Example
A jug contains 1.5 pints and another 0.5 pint is added in the same measurement system. The total is 1.5 + 0.5 = 2 pints.
Watch for
A US dry pint is a different unit from a US liquid pint. This card does not treat a dry pint as interchangeable with either liquid pint.
Common mix-up
A US liquid pint is smaller than an imperial pint. Never use one conversion factor for both.
Exact meaning
A liquid pint is a unit of capacity. A US liquid pint equals exactly 473.176473 mL; an imperial pint equals exactly 568.26125 mL, so the system must be stated for conversion.