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So the current definition is: > The meter (m) is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the speed of light in vacuum c to be 299,792,458 when expressed
by reaperman 3y ago
So the current definition is:
> The meter (m) is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the speed of light in vacuum c to be 299,792,458 when expressed in the unit m s−1, where the second is defined in terms of ∆νCs.[0]
Your proposed change is keeping this the exact same but changing 299,792,458 to 300,000,000?
You said: “I wish it had been defined in relation to the speed of light in a vacuum.”
I believe it is already, as written above.
0: https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/si-units-length#:~:text=The%20meter%20(m)%20is%20defined,terms%20of%20∆νCs https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/si-units-length#:~:text=The%20m....
- tialaramex 3y agoIf you prefer for some universal constants to be round numbers you can choose a Natural Units systems according to your preference. For example in some of these systems c = 1, which turns Einstein's famous equation into just E = m. Convenient.