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gptkbp:instanceOf
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physical phenomenon
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gptkbp:category
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fundamental constant
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gptkbp:definedIn
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gptkb:vacuum
gptkb:International_System_of_Units_(SI)
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gptkbp:dimensions
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L T^-1
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Ole_Rømer
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gptkbp:hasUncertainty
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exact (by definition)
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gptkbp:hasUnit
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meter per second
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Speed of light
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gptkbp:inAir
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~299702547 m/s
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:GPS_systems
quantum electrodynamics
communications technology
astronomical distance measurement
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gptkbp:inGlass
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~200000 km/s
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gptkbp:inMedium
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slower than in vacuum
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gptkbp:inWater
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~225000 km/s
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gptkbp:isMaximumSpeed
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true
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gptkbp:measures
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gptkb:Albert_A._Michelson
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:special_relativity
radiation therapy
causality
length contraction
time dilation
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gptkbp:symbol
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c
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:Einstein's_theory_of_relativity
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gptkbp:usedToDefine
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gptkb:Metric
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gptkbp:valuation
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299792458 m/s
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gptkbp:year
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1983
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Physics
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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