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[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Standard seconds are defined based on measurable properties of a cesium atom. The historical definition of 1/86400th of a day doesn't work for science if the duration is inconsistent.

For example the statement:

Earth's Days Are Getting 2 seconds Longer Every 100,000 Years

becomes self-referencing and loses all meaning without some other reference point.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

"I suppose".

Boom, now it's a scientific unit.

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