A step (, <small></small> ') was a Roman unit of length equal to 2ý Roman feet (') or ý Roman pace ('). Following its standardization under Agrippa, one step was roughly equivalent to .
The Byzantine pace (, bá¸Âma) was an adaption of the Roman step, a distance of 2ý Greek feet.
Similarly, the US customary pace is a distance of 2ý feet or .