Russell McMahon wrote:
> Last I recall it was actually N times the wavelength of a certain
> emisison line of a certain gas (but they keep 'improving' these things
> so ... ) :-)

That was the previous standard.  With new more accurate atomic clocks
available the meter was redefined as the distance light travels in vacuum
during a specific time.


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