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Until 1983 the metre was defined at one ten millionth of the distance from the equator to the north pole.
That definition has changed to reflect greater understanding and knowledge.
Originally, the meter was based on the distance between the equator and the north pole along the meridian that went through Paris. That distance was set at 10,000 kilometers and the metre was ten millionth of the distance.
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The meter is defined as?
A meter is currently defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1 / 299,792,458 of a second.
Why is a meter a meter long?
A meter is defined as the distance travelled by light in free space in 1/299,792,458th of a second.
Arrangement of a line of poetry defined by the number of syllables and rhythm is?
meter
How was meter defined in 1983?
From Wikipedia: "Since 1983, [the metre] is defined as the distance travelled by light in vacuum in 1⁄299,792,458 of a second." This is the currently used definition.
1 meter is equal to how many meters?
One meter is equal to exactly one meter. This is because a meter is a unit of length in the metric system, defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second. Therefore, one meter is always equal to one meter by definition.
