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   Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn to Paul B. Andersen   
   Re: Time is what clocks indicate   
   24 Nov 25 00:36:00   
   
   XPost: sci.math   
   From: PointedEars@web.de   
      
   Paul B. Andersen wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   The satellite's clock is not manipulated; never has been.   
      
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