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   Paul B. Andersen to All   
   Re: Time is what clocks indicate   
   23 Nov 25 21:55:11   
   
   XPost: sci.math   
   From: relativity@paulba.no   
      
   Den 22.11.2025 20:19, skrev Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn:   
   > Scot Deyanov wrote:   
   >> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:   
   >>> A manipulated clock is not a clock.   
   >>>   
   >>> When we say that time is what is measured with a clock we mean a device   
   >>> that is not manipulated, that merely follows Nature.   
   >>   
   >> no shit sherlock, once that manipulation is done, that clock is a clock   
   >> like everybody clock   
   >   
   > Which part of "_not_ manipulated" did you not understand?   
   >   
      
   It is however common to call the manipulated clock   
   in a GPS satellite - a clock.   
      
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