Definition:Velocity/Unit/Metre per Second
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SI unit of Velocity
The SI unit of velocity is the metre per second.
Conversion Factors
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | \(\ds \mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }\) | metre per second | \(\quad\) SI unit | |||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 100\) | \(\ds \mathrm {cm \, s^{-1} }\) | centimetres per second | \(\quad\) CGS unit | |||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 3 \cdotp 2808\) | \(\ds \mathrm {ft \, s^{-1} }\) | feet per second | \(\quad\) FPS unit |
Symbol
- $\mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }$ or $\mathrm {m / s}$
The symbol for the metre per second is $\mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }$ or, less formally, $\mathrm {m / s}$.
The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }\) is \mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }
.
The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\mathrm {m / s}\) is \mathrm {m / s}
.