Clock rate

Clock rate

The rate of change of a clock correction; the amount gained or lost by a clock in a unit of time. When applied to a chronometer, the quantity is called chronometer rate. Clock rate is usually expressed as the increase or decrease of the clock correction per day, hour, or minute as shown on the clock's face. If the clock correction is decreasing algebraically, the clock is gaining and the rate is negative; if the correction is increasing, the clock is losing and the rate is positive.

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