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minus-squarerImITywR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·9 months agoThe second is actually the most fundamental unit of the metric system. For example, a metre is defined by how far light travels on some fraction of a second. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium_standard
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down4·9 months agoYou can just change that, though, so long as the change is consistent. All units of measurement are human constructs, and definitely aren’t immutable.
The second is actually the most fundamental unit of the metric system. For example, a metre is defined by how far light travels on some fraction of a second.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium_standard
You can just change that, though, so long as the change is consistent. All units of measurement are human constructs, and definitely aren’t immutable.