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How is the velocity of light used for determining the standard meter?

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The light ray passes through a vacuum at the velocity of 1/299792458 seconds. This distance is called one metering other words the light ray travels 299792458 meters in one second. To standardize a meter in this way, in this way velocity of light is used.
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