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metre
SI base unit for length (symbol: Math - text). The metre is the length of path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of Math - ei of a second.
Source:
Green Book, p. 70
PAC, 1996, 68, 957 (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 981
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by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
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