Definition:Velocity/Unit/Metre per Second

SI unit of Velocity

The SI unit of velocity is the metre per second.

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$\ds 1$

$\ds \mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }$

metre per second

$\quad$ SI unit

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$=$

$\ds 100$

$\ds \mathrm {cm \, s^{-1} }$

centimetres per second

$\quad$ CGS unit

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$\ds \mathrm {ft \, s^{-1} }$

feet per second

$\quad$ FPS unit

$\mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }$ or $\mathrm {m / s}$

The symbol for the metre per second is $\mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }$ or, less formally, $\mathrm {m / s}$.

The $\LaTeX$ code for $\mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }$ is \mathrm {m \, s^{-1} } .

The $\LaTeX$ code for $\mathrm {m / s}$ is \mathrm {m / s} .