Convert 17 Centimeters to Meters
How long is 17 centimeters? How far is 17 centimeters in meters? 17 cm to m conversion.
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17 Centimeters =
0.17 Meters
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Result in Plain English
17 centimeters is equal to exactly 0.17 meters.
To a Percentage
17 centimeters = 17% of a meter.
Result as a Fraction
17 centimeters
= 17⁄100 meters
= seventeen hundredths of a meter
In Scientific Notation
17 centimeters
= 1.7 x 101 centimeters
= 1.7 x 10-1 meters
Centimeters
A centimeter, or centimetre, is a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter. There are 2.54 centimeters in an inch.Abbreviation: cm
Meters
A meter, or metre, is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, from which all other length units are based. It is equal to 100 centimeters, 1/1000th of a kilometer, or about 39.37 inches.Abbreviation: m