Package javax.measure.quantity
Interface Length
Extent of something along its greatest dimension or the extent of space between two objects or places.
The metric system unit for this quantity is "m" (metre).
The metre, symbol m, is the SI unit of length. It 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 the caesium frequency
∆νCs.
This definition implies the exact relation c = 299 792 458 m s⁻¹. Inverting this relation
gives an exact expression for the metre in terms of the defining constants c and ∆νCs:
1 m = (c / 299 792 458)s = 9 192 631 770 c / 299 792 458 ∆νCs ≈ 30.663 319 c / ∆νCs
- API Note:
- SI Base Unit
- Since:
- 1.0
- Version:
- 2.1
- Author:
- Jean-Marie Dautelle, Werner Keil, Thodoris Bais
- See Also:
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Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface Quantity
Quantity.Scale
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Method Summary