IEVref:112-02-05ID:
Language:enStatus: Obsolete
Term: metre
Synonym1: meter, US
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Symbol: m
Definition: SI unit of length, equal to the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a duration of 1/299 792 458 of a second

NOTE – In the CGPM definition in English, "time interval" is used instead of "duration". However the two terms correspond to different concepts (see IEV 113-01-10 and IEV 113-01-13).


Publication date:2010-01
SourceCGPM
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Internal notes:2016-06-07: Editorial updating by agreement with mail 2016-05-05 from WG 100 convenor: "see 111-16-10 and 111-16-13" replaced by "see <a href=IEV113-01-10>IEV 113-01-10</a> and <a href=IEV113-01-13>IEV 113-01-13</a>". JGO
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