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Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock.

From Ser gio <innvilid@invalid.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock.
Date 2018-02-26 13:12 -0600
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On 2/26/2018 12:27 PM, mitchrae3323@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, February 26, 2018 at 9:07:41 AM UTC-8, Edward Prochak wrote:
>> On Friday, February 23, 2018 at 5:46:41 PM UTC-5, mitchr...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Friday, February 23, 2018 at 12:46:08 PM UTC-8, ji...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>>> Simon Roberts <retenshun@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Is an atomic clock based on radioactive decay and the change of radioactivity?
>>>>
>>>> No.
>>
>>> How does the clock count? 
>>> How about the atomic clock's timing?
>>> For it to measure there must be the equivalent of a button pressed 
>>> twice; beginning and end. this like QM says introduces inexactitude.
>>> The need to button press introduces uncertainty in measurement.
>>>
>>> Mitchell Raemsch
>>
>>  No buttons involved. Electronics only.
> 
> Electronics function as the equivalent...
> There must be a marked beginning and 
> ending timing that introduces uncertainty
> in any measurement.
> 
>> What you call the "inexactude" is really what is called the precision.
> 
> I don't care about making words special.
> And if there is lack of precision there
> is a certain degree of uncertainty involved
> in every measurement result.

same with words, they are not exact, and sentances are even worser.



>>
>> Ed
> 
> Lack of precision or inexactitude is the problem.
> 
> Mitchell Raemsch
> 

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The stupidity of any atomic clock. Simon Roberts <retenshun@gmail.com> - 2018-02-23 03:30 -0800
  The stupidity of any atomic clock. pnalsing@gmail.com - 2018-02-23 07:55 -0800
    Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. Simon Roberts <retenshun@gmail.com> - 2018-02-23 09:12 -0800
      Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-02-23 17:37 +0000
        Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. Simon Roberts <retenshun@gmail.com> - 2018-02-23 09:43 -0800
      Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. Simon Roberts <retenshun@gmail.com> - 2018-02-23 09:42 -0800
        Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-02-23 11:38 -0800
  The stupidity of any atomic clock. Steve BH <sbharris@gmail.com> - 2018-02-23 10:39 -0800
  Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2018-02-23 20:41 +0000
    Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-02-23 14:46 -0800
      Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-02-26 09:07 -0800
        Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-02-26 10:27 -0800
          Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. Ser gio <innvilid@invalid.com> - 2018-02-26 13:12 -0600
      Re: The stupidity of any atomic clock. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2018-02-26 19:47 +0000

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