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UNIT |

Code: | 
0112/2///62720#UAB230 |

Version: | 
001 |

Revision: | 
03 |

IRDI: | 
0112/2///62720#UAB230#001 |

Preferred name: | 
mile per second |

Synonymous name: | 
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Short name: | 
mi/s |

Definition: | 
unit of the velocity from the Imperial system of units |

Note: | 
NOTE 1 A Statute Mile (English mile) is a unit of length in Great Britain and the USA. It amounts to 1 609,344 m
1 mile (imp.) = 8 furlongs = 80 chains = 320 rods = 8 000 links
1 mile (based on US survey foot) = 1 609,347 meter
NOTE 2 1 mi/s = 1,609 344·10³ m/s |

Remark: | 
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Definition source: | 
NIST Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI). NIST Special Publication 811, 2008 Edition. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Gaithersburg, MD. |

Definition class: | 
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Base unit: | 
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Unit structure: | 
m s⁻¹ |

Unit in text: | 
mile per second |

Unit in SGML/XML: | 
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"> <!-- UAB230 --> <mrow> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="normal">mi</mi> </mrow> <mi mathvariant="normal">s</mi> </mfrac> </mrow> </math> mis |

UN/ECE code: | 
M58 |

Unit conversion: | 
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Formula in text: | 
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Data object identifier: | 
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Time stamp: | 
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Applicable properties: | 
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Applicable list of units: | 
0112/2///62720#UAD236 - velocity |

Status level: | 
Standard |

Published in: | 
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Version initiation date: | 
2014-02-11 |

Version release date: | 
2014-02-11 |

Revision release date: | 
2023-07-24 |

Responsible Committee: | 
IEC/SC 3D |

Change request ID: | 
C00124 |

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