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minus-squareSludgeyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 hours agoTime is mostly base 60. It goes against the metric system based 10. It’s like saying milifoot. For 1/1000th of a foot. Doesn’t make it a metric unit.
minus-squareshekau@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 minutes agoWhat I meant by my comment is that 1ms = 1/1000s, and the prefix “mili” is metric, ik time isnt metri, I should’ve explained that differently in my previous comment cus it indeed imply that time is metric. Thank you for correction!
Time is mostly base 60. It goes against the metric system based 10.
It’s like saying milifoot. For 1/1000th of a foot. Doesn’t make it a metric unit.
What I meant by my comment is that 1ms = 1/1000s, and the prefix “mili” is metric, ik time isnt metri, I should’ve explained that differently in my previous comment cus it indeed imply that time is metric. Thank you for correction!