Re: is time periodic




Paul Cardinale wrote:
> No, time is not periodic. If something is periodic, that means that
> its value repeats with some period (e.g. the voltage of an AC
circuit).
> Time is always increasing; therefore it never repeats.
>
> Simple clocks are periodic. That's because they only show a
low-order
> part of time. An ordinary digital clock has a 24-hr period; it
ignores
> the advance of days. The clock repeats, but time does not.
>
> Paul Cardinale

Time is defined in terms of clocks.

Clocks all repeat.

Therefore time is periodic.

Where is my loging going wrong?

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