Quadratmetern

Quadratmeter, abbreviated m², is the SI derived unit of area. It represents the area of a square whose sides measure one meter. The meter itself is defined by the distance light travels in vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds, making the square meter a precise unit for measuring area.

One square meter equals 10,000 square centimeters and 1,000,000 square millimeters. In the metric system, larger area units include the are (100 m²) and the hectare (10,000 m²). These relationships help convert between common scales used in daily life, construction, and land management.

The square meter is widely used to express room sizes, floor plans, building footprints, land areas, and in fields such as physics and engineering where area plays a role. In German-speaking contexts, Quadratmeter is the standard term, and Quadratmetern is the dative plural form, used in sentences that require a dative case.

In summary, the Quadratmeter is a fundamental SI-derived unit for measuring surface area, rooted in the meter and used globally across science, industry, and everyday measurement.