CODATA Value: Rydberg constant<SUP>†</SUP>

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Rydberg constant^†
$R_\infty$

Numerical value 10 973 731.568 160 m^-1

Standard uncertainty           0.000 021 m^-1

  Relative standard uncertainty 1.9 x 10^-12

Concise form 10 973 731.568 160(21) m^-1

^†The full description of unit m^-1 is cycles or periods per meter.

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