https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05854
The speed of light in vacuum, \(c\), is one of seven fixed constants defining the International System of Units, the SI, with \(c = 299\ 792\ 458\ \text{m s}^{-1}\). The speed of light is considered as a fundamental constant of nature.
Source:
BIPM, The International System of Units, SI Brochure, 9th ed. (2019), p. 127ff [Terms] [Book]