Correction for the speed of The Speed of Light

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How fast is 534 times the speed of light?

It's about 550 times as fast as The Speed of Light

The speed of The Speed of Light is about 1 times the speed of light.

The speed of light (and all other electromagnetic radiation) in a perfect vacuum is known as "c" and measures 299,792,458 m/s, per the formal definition of the meter. While visible light travels close to this speed in air, it slows to 0.666666666677790 times the speed of light when passing through the glass of a typical window.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the speed of The Speed of Light. Retrieved April 16, 2024 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=c&amt=534&i=111

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"Correction for the speed of The Speed of Light" The Measure of Things, 2024, www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=c&amt=534&i=111. Accessed 16 Apr 2024.

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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Correction for the speed of The Speed of Light." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=c&amt=534&i=111.

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