What is a metre?
Q: What is a metre?
A: A metre is the basic unit of length in the SI measurement system.
Q: What is the symbol for the metre?
A: The symbol for the metre is m.
Q: How was the metre first defined during the French Revolution?
A: The metre was first defined as one ten-millionth of the distance between the Earth's equator and the North Pole along the Paris meridian.
Q: How is the metre defined now?
A: The metre is now defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
Q: What is the equivalent of one yard in metres?
A: One yard is equivalent to 0.9144 metres (after international agreement in 1959).
Q: What is the equivalent of a metre in inches?
A: A metre is very close to 39.37 inches.
Q: What is the equivalent of a metre in feet and yards?
A: A metre is about 3.281 feet, or 1.0936 yards.
