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Why is the speed of light used to define the metre?

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Why is the speed of light used to define the metre?

पर्याय

  • Light is the fastest thing we can see

  • The speed of light in a vacuum is constant everywhere

  • Light travels exactly 1 metre per second in a vacuum

  • It is easier to measure than other quantities

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उत्तर

The speed of light in a vacuum is constant everywhere

Explanation:

The constancy of the speed of light (c = 299,792,458 m/s) makes it an ideal reference, it does not change with time, location, or observer, giving us an invariant and precise standard.

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