GBC
Speed

Speed of Light (c)

Modern equivalent

299,792,458 metres per second

The ultimate cosmic speed limit used in foundational physics wave propagation calculations.

Denoted universally by *c*, the speed of light in a vacuum anchors Einstein’s theory of relativity and forms the absolute baseline constant for modern physics.

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