The square metre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square meter (American spelling) is the SI derived unit of area, with symbol m2 (33A1 in Unicode). It is the area of a square whose sides measure exactly one metre. The square metre is derived from the SI base unit of the metre, which itself is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in absolute vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second.
Adding and subtracting SI prefixes creates multiples and submultiples; however, as the unit is squared, the order of magnitude difference between units doubles from their comparable linear units. For example, a kilometre is 1000 times the length of a metre, but a square kilometre is 1 000 000 times the area of a square metre.
Video Square metre
SI prefixes applied
The square metre may be used with all SI prefixes used with the metre.
Maps Square metre
Conversions
A square metre is equal to:
See also
- Conversion of units § Area
- Orders of magnitude (area)
- SI
- SI prefix
Notes
External links
- BIPM (SI maintenance agency) (home page)
- BIPM brochure (SI reference)
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