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The '''meter''' (abbreviated m) is the [[Système international|metric]] unit for [[distance]]. | The '''meter''' (abbreviated m) is the [[Système international|metric]] unit for [[distance]]. | ||
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| + | It was one of the first metric units and was originally defined to be <math>\frac{1}{10,000,000}</math> times the distance from the North Pole to the Equator along a meridian across France. To find the exact length, several surveyors started from the northernmost point of France straight down to the southernmost point, and then calculated how much the Earth they've traveled. Right now, it is defined by setting the speed of light, <math>c</math>, to <math>299,792,458 m/s</math> using the definition of the second. | ||
1 meter <math>\approx</math> 1.0936133 yards | 1 meter <math>\approx</math> 1.0936133 yards | ||
Latest revision as of 19:49, 14 January 2025
The meter (abbreviated m) is the metric unit for distance.
It was one of the first metric units and was originally defined to be 
times the distance from the North Pole to the Equator along a meridian across France. To find the exact length, several surveyors started from the northernmost point of France straight down to the southernmost point, and then calculated how much the Earth they've traveled. Right now, it is defined by setting the speed of light, 
, to 
using the definition of the second.
1 meter 
1.0936133 yards
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