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A second is defined by cesium atoms
Atomic clocks count 9,192,631,770 microwave oscillations of cesium atoms and call that interval one second.
Why it is true
Cesium atoms absorb and emit microwave radiation at one specific frequency. That makes them a steady reference for measuring time.
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