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speed of light in a medium

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speed of light in a medium

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Key Facts

  • speed of light in a medium's subclass of is recorded as speed of propagation of waves[1].
  • speed of light in a medium's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-7:2008 Quantities and units—Part 7: Light[2].
  • speed of light in a medium's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation[3].
  • speed of light in a medium's different from is recorded as speed of light in vacuum[4].
  • speed of light in a medium's different from is recorded as phase speed of electromagnetic waves[5].
  • speed of light in a medium's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120l2rsf[6].
  • speed of light in a medium's ISQ dimension is recorded as \mathsf{L} \mathsf{T}^{-1}[7].
  • speed of light in a medium's Wolfram Language quantity ID is recorded as LightSpeed[8].
  • speed of light in a medium's quantity symbol is recorded as c[9].
  • speed of light in a medium's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as metre per second[10].

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  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation. wikidata.org.

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