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meter
(m)
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meterhas symbol m2001-09-27 09:32:46.0
has consequence fixes the speed of light in vacuum at exactly 299792458 m·s-12001-09-27 09:32:46.0
has approval agency 11th CGPMhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:46.0
has approval date 1960has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:46.0
has historical origin chosen in 1791 by the French Academy of Sciences as 10-7 of the length of the meridian through Paris from pole to the equator2001-09-27 09:32:46.0
has definition A unit of length. The meter is the length equal to 1650763.73 wavelengths in vacuum of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the levels 2p10 and 5d5 of the Krypton-86 atom.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:46.0
has definition length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second2001-09-27 09:32:46.0
is an instance of length unit2001-09-27 09:32:46.0
is an instance of base SI unithas source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:32:46.0
length unitis a unit of length2001-09-27 09:32:45.0
unitrepresents2001-09-27 09:32:42.0
SI unitis an acronym for Syteme Internationale2001-09-27 09:32:55.0