Acceleration Converter

1 standard gravity (g₀) equals 9.80665 metre per second squared (m/s²).

How it works

• Expressed the source unit in metre per second squared using its exact factor.
• Divided by the target unit expressed in metre per second squared.
• Rounded the result to 12 significant digits.

1 g0 = 9.80665 m_s2

• Both units measure acceleration, so the conversion is a single exact multiplication.

Methodology

1. Express every unit as an exact factor to the metre per second squared base.
2. Multiply the input by the source factor and divide by the target factor.
3. Round the result to 12 significant digits so a convert-then-convert-back operation stays within floating-point tolerance.

Usage

1. Enter the value to convert.
2. Choose the source and target units.
3. Read the converted value and the conversion formula.

Examples

These are examples, not current values: they use fixed inputs, while the interactive tool computes live results in your browser.

Standard gravity to m/s²

{
  "value": 1,
  "from": "g0",
  "to": "m_s2"
}

Feet per second squared to m/s²

{
  "value": 32.174,
  "from": "ft_s2",
  "to": "m_s2"
}

Galileo to m/s²

{
  "value": 980.665,
  "from": "gal",
  "to": "m_s2"
}

Limitations

Exact acceleration factors

Every acceleration unit is defined as an exact multiple of the metre per second squared, so the conversion is a single multiplication with no approximation beyond floating-point representation.