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metric mile | 0.0006214 metric mile | 0.0012427 metric mile | 0.0018641 metric mile | 0.0024855 metric mile | 0.0031069 metric mile | 0.0037282 metric mile | 0.0043496 metric mile | 0.0049710 metric mile | 0.0055923 metric mile | 0.0062137 metric mile | 0.0068351 metric mile | 0.0074565 metric mile | 0.0080778 metric mile | 0.0086992 metric mile | 0.0093206 metric mile | 0.0099419 metric mile | 0.0105633 metric mile | 0.0111847 metric mile | 0.0118061 metric mile | 0.0124274 metric mile | 0.0130488 metric mile | 0.0136702 metric mile | 0.0142915 metric mile | 0.0149129 metric mile | 0.0155343 metric mile | 0.0161557 metric mile | 0.0167770 metric mile | 0.0173984 metric mile | 0.0180198 metric mile | 0.0186411 metric mile | 0.0192625 metric mile | 0.0198839 metric mile | 0.0205052 metric mile | 0.0211266 metric mile | 0.0217480 metric mile | 0.0223694 metric mile | 0.0229907 metric mile | 0.0236121 metric mile | 0.0242335 metric mile | 0.0248548 metric mile | 0.0254762 metric mile | 0.0260976 metric mile | 0.0267190 metric mile | 0.0273403 metric mile | 0.0279617 metric mile | 0.0285831 metric mile | 0.0292044 metric mile | 0.0298258 metric mile | 0.0304472 metric mile | 0.0310686 metric mile | 0.0316899 metric mile | 0.0323113 metric mile | 0.0329327 metric mile | 0.0335540 metric mile | 0.0341754 metric mile | 0.0347968 metric mile | 0.0354182 metric mile | 0.0360395 metric mile | 0.0366609 metric mile | 0.0372823 metric mile | 0.0379036 metric mile | 0.0385250 metric mile | 0.0391464 metric mile | 0.0397678 metric mile | 0.0403891 metric mile | 0.0410105 metric mile | 0.0416319 metric mile | 0.0422532 metric mile | 0.0428746 metric mile | 0.0434960 metric mile | 0.0441174 metric mile | 0.0447387 metric mile | 0.0453601 metric mile | 0.0459815 metric mile | 0.0466028 metric mile | 0.0472242 metric mile | 0.0478456 metric mile | 0.0484670 metric mile | 0.0490883 metric mile | 0.0497097 metric mile | 0.0503311 metric mile | 0.0509524 metric mile | 0.0515738 metric mile | 0.0521952 metric mile | 0.0528166 metric mile | 0.0534379 metric mile | 0.0540593 metric mile | 0.0546807 metric mile | 0.0553020 metric mile | 0.0559234 metric mile | 0.0565448 metric mile | 0.0571661 metric mile | 0.0577875 metric mile | 0.0584089 metric mile | 0.0590303 metric mile | 0.0596516 metric mile | 0.0602730 metric mile | 0.0608944 metric mile | 0.0615157 metric mile | 0.0621371 metric mile |
The metre (international spelling) or meter (American spelling) (from the Greek noun μέτρον, "measure") is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is m. The metre is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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meter | m | ≡ Distance light travels in 1⁄299792458 of a second in vacuum. | ≡ 1 m | Metric system SI |
meters | metric miles | meters | metric miles |
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1 | ≈ 0.00062137119223733 | 4 | ≈ 0.0024854847689493 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.000932056788356 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.002796170365068 |
2 | ≈ 0.0012427423844747 | 5 | ≈ 0.0031068559611867 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0015534279805933 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.0034175415573053 |
3 | ≈ 0.001864113576712 | 6 | ≈ 0.003728227153424 |
A metric mile is a distance which approximates one statute mile (1609.344 m) at a round figure of metres (the SI or metric unit of length). The term is most commonly used in track running and swimming.
In track running, the 1500 m race became the standard middle distance race in Europe in the late 19th century, and has been the standard distance in the Olympic Games since 1896. The distance of the race is sometimes referred to as a metric mile.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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metric mile | ≈ 1609.344 m | Metric system Non-SI |
metric miles | meters | metric miles | meters |
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1 | ≈ 1609.344 | 4 | ≈ 6437.376 |
1.5 | ≈ 2414.016 | 4.5 | ≈ 7242.048 |
2 | ≈ 3218.688 | 5 | ≈ 8046.72 |
2.5 | ≈ 4023.36 | 5.5 | ≈ 8851.392 |
3 | ≈ 4828.032 | 6 | ≈ 9656.064 |
meters | metric miles |
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1 | ≈ 0.0006214 |
1,609.344 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |