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Reposting bc I dun goofed before

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[โ€“] rImITywR@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The second is actually the most fundamental unit of the metric system. For example, a metre is defined by how far light travels on some fraction of a second.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium_standard

[โ€“] pearsaltchocolatebar 5 points 9 months ago

You can just change that, though, so long as the change is consistent. All units of measurement are human constructs, and definitely aren't immutable.