speed · International · Modern
1 mile per hour = exactly 0.44704 m/s from the exact international mile and 3600-second hour.
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speed · International · Modern
knot
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Definition
1 knot = 1 international nautical mile per hour = exactly 1852/3600 m/s.
Reference value
One knot is exactly 0.5144444444444445 metre per seconds.
History & use
The knot is used in marine and aerial navigation and follows the international nautical mile.
Modern use
Modern use is context-dependent and varies by region or measurement system.
Did you know?
A knot is a speed, not a distance; saying 'knots per hour' for ordinary speed is dimensionally wrong.
Sources & evidence
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Related measurements
speed · SI · Modern
The metre per second is the coherent SI derived unit of speed, m/s.
speed · Metric / accepted with SI · Modern
1 km/h = 1000 m / 3600 s = 5/18 m/s exactly.