What is the formula to calculate the pitch of a screw gauge?

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The Pitch of a screw gauge is equal to the distance travelled by the tip of the screw for one complete rotation of the head.

Pitch = $\frac{(D i s t a n c e t r a v e l l e d o n t h e p i t c h s c a l e)}{(N o . o f r o t a t i o n s o f t h e h e a d s c a l e)}$

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