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Decimeter per square second to Kilometer per square second Converter
Use this page to convert decimeter per square second values into kilometer per square second, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.
Conversion formula
1 dm/s2 = 0.0001 km/s2
1 km/s2 = 10,000 dm/s2
Example: 9.80665 dm/s2 = 0.000980665 km/s2
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Decimeter per square second
Decimeter per square second (dm/s2) is represented in this converter as 0.1 meter per square second.
History: Decimeter per square second comes from combining length units with squared-second acceleration measurement.
Current use: Decimeter per square second conversions are useful for physics, engineering, motion analysis, and reference work.
Also written as dm/s2.
Kilometer per square second
A kilometer per square second equals 1,000 meters per square second.
History: It follows from the kilometer as a metric distance unit.
Current use: Kilometers per square second are used for very large acceleration comparisons.
Also written as km/s2.
Decimeter per square second to Kilometer per square second table
| Decimeter per square second [dm/s2] | Kilometer per square second [km/s2] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 dm/s2 | 0.000001 km/s2 |
| 0.1 dm/s2 | 0.00001 km/s2 |
| 1 dm/s2 | 0.0001 km/s2 |
| 2 dm/s2 | 0.0002 km/s2 |
| 5 dm/s2 | 0.0005 km/s2 |
| 10 dm/s2 | 0.001 km/s2 |
| 20 dm/s2 | 0.002 km/s2 |
| 50 dm/s2 | 0.005 km/s2 |
| 100 dm/s2 | 0.01 km/s2 |