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Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late by jtbayly on Monday January 06, 2025 @01:22PM (#42613457)
That may technically be correct, but it is incorrect in the real world. I submit that error is error in the real world. Mathematics can go jump off a cliff unless it wants to be helpful. :)
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Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late by roywiggins on Monday January 06, 2025 @01:25PM (#42613491)
Zero average error conveys something important though: the error that there is, isn't biased positive or negative.
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Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late by pkilgore on Monday January 06, 2025 @03:13PM (#42615132)
That's language failing us, not maths :-)
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