• aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Maybe, if:

    • leap seconds only ever increment (or decrement)
    • The accuracy of the device is substantially more than 1s per year, over a long timespan.
    • m_f@midwest.socialEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I was going to say that leap seconds only increment, but apparently that’s just been historically true, not theoretically true according to Wikipedia:

      All have so far been positive leap seconds, adding a second to a UTC day; while it is possible for a negative leap second to be needed, one has not happened yet.