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leap second

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leap second - Coordinated Universal Time
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While I don't like the idea of abandoning leap seconds altogether, I don't think it's unreasonable to let the disparity build up to an hour before making a correction.
Timely suggestions by Cowen, R. / Science News
The leap second is actually aimed at midnight, Greenwich Mean Time.
TIME FOR YOUR 'LEAP SECOND' RESOLUTIONS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Each time those added milliseconds approach a full second, scientists add a leap second to atomic clocks.
Wait a second! by Jakubiak, David / Science World
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