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Online converter of imperial and metric units - What is a metre (meter)? |
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A metre (symbol: m), or meter, is the unit of length at the base of the International System of Units (SI). The French Academy of Sciences was the first institution to officially define the length of a metre. In 1983, a new definition replaced the previous one. Since then, a metre is the equivalent of the distance light travels in free space in 1 / 299,792,458 of a second. |
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What is a yard? |
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A yard (symbol: yd) is a length unit used in the English, Imperial and U.S. customary units' systems. It is the equivalent of 0.9144 metre in the International System (SI), 36 inches in the Imperial System and 3 feet in the U.S. Customary System. |
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What is the proper appellation of the "Système international d'unités" in other languages? Must we always use the French appellation? |
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The French
abbreviation for the "Système international" is SI. Hence, SI is
the universal abbreviated form of this particular system.
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The Metric System prefixes are:
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