Reichenbach's conventionalist analysis shows that light-based metric determination requires prior coordinative definitions that are no less conventional than rod-and-clock stipulations.

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Metric determination(in physics and geometry): The process of figuring out how to measure distances and spaces, essentially deciding what the geometry of space actually is.
Reichenbach: # Reichenbach Reichenbach refers to Hans Reichenbach (1891-1953), a German-American philosopher who studied how science actually works and how we should interpret probability and time. He's known for developing ideas about causation and for arguing that some aspects of physics—like whether events happen at specific moments—depend on how we choose to measure them. His work bridges philosophy and science, making him important for understanding how scientists draw conclusions from evidence.
Rod-and-clock stipulations(compared to light-based measurement methods): Traditional physicist's tools: imaginary perfect rulers (rods) and perfect timers (clocks) used as reference standards for measuring space and time.
conventionalism(Philosophy of language debate in Plato's Cratylus): The view that the correctness of names is determined by social consent and agreement rather than by natural resemblance or description

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