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Finds a better constant than 299792458 to define the meter
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metercst.py
from fractions import gcd
s=9192631770 # number of caesium oscillations in a second
bestm=299792458 # fraction of a second in a meter
bestgcd=gcd(s,bestm) #14 . we want a larger one
for m in range(299792458, 300000000):
g=gcd(s,m)
if g>bestgcd:
bestm,bestgcd=m,g
print(bestgcd,bestm,s/bestgcd,m/bestgcd)
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goulu commented May 26, 2017

for my article about the speed of light and the definition of the meter https://www.drgoulu.com/2017/05/26/pourquoi-on-ne-peut-plus-mesurer-la-vitesse-de-la-lumiere/

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