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second |
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sec s |
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The second is the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom. The second was originally defined as 1/86 400 mean solar day until astronomers discovered that the mean solar day is actually not constant. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MI_0649 |
definition |
The second is the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom. The second was originally defined as 1/86 400 mean solar day until astronomers discovered that the mean solar day is actually not constant. |
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sec s |
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PSI-MI |
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MI:0649 |
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second |
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MI:0649 |
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second |
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