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time standard

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time standard [′tīm ‚stan·dərd]
(horology)
A recurring phenomenon, used as a reference for establishing a unit of time; the presently accepted standard is the second, defined to be 9,192,631,770 transitions between two specified hyperfine levels of the atom of cesium-133.
(industrial engineering)


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88, well under the automatic time standard of 1:50.
Each individual section in the platoon could achieve its respective MTP time standard and the platoon would not attain the total mission time necessary for it to be rated as trained.
Because the hydrogen maser is more stable than the cesium clock over short periods of time, it is useful as a secondary time standard and for making high-precision frequency measurements.
 
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