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Definitions of
c
noun
the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
synonyms:
C
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type of:
alphabetic character
,
letter
,
letter of the alphabet
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
adjective
being ten more than ninety
synonyms:
100
,
hundred
,
one hundred
cardinal
being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
noun
the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
synonyms:
light speed
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speed of light
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type of:
constant
a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
speed
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velocity
distance travelled per unit time
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