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Second


 

:This article is about the unit of time. For other uses, see second (disambiguation).

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 caesium 133 atom.

Related Topics:
Periods - Hyperfine levels - Ground state - Caesium - Atom

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