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Meter (m) — the SI base unit of length
It is defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum at exactly 299,792,458 m/s; a meter is the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Used worldwide for measuring distance and size in science, engineering, construction, and everyday life.
- Symbol: m
- System: SI base unit for length
- Exact relations: 1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm
- Imperial equivalents (derived from 1 in = 0.0254 m exactly): 1 m = 39.37007874 in ≈ 3.28084 ft ≈ 1.09361 yd
- Typical examples: a doorway ~2 m tall; a city block ~100 m; a 400 m running track lap.
Kilometer (km) — SI unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
Used worldwide for road distances, mapping, and athletics. In the metric system it scales cleanly with meters and centimeters for everyday to large-scale measurements.
- Symbol: km
- System: SI derived unit
- Exact relations: 1 km = 1,000 m = 10⁵ cm = 10⁶ mm
- Imperial/US equivalents: 1 km ≈ 0.621371 mi ≈ 3,280.8399 ft ≈ 1,093.6133 yd
- Typical examples: intercity travel; 5 km and 10 km races