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why did people use an odd number like 299792458 in the definition of meter

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why did people use an odd number like 299792458 in the definition of meter

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12 Sep 2010 12:01:21 IST

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Basically it's d actual speed of light in m/s in vacuum. we use 3 X 10^8 only for our convenience. That is where from this number got generated.

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15 Sep 2010 22:06:33 IST

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its not an odd number,its an even number :P

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