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Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time. It establishes a reference for the current time, forming the basis for civil time and time zones.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| scientific research | instance of | In specialised domains | 0.80 | text |
| navigation | instance of | In specialised domains | 0.80 | text |
| and timekeeping | instance of | In specialised domains | 0.80 | text |
| other standards | instance of | In specialised domains | 0.80 | text |
| such as UT1 | instance of | In specialised domains | 0.80 | text |
| International Atomic Time | instance of | In specialised domains | 0.80 | text |
| GPS or radio time signals | instance of | which disseminates an approximation using techniques | 0.80 | text |
| those of spacecraft.It is impossible to compute the exact time interval elapsed between two UTC timestamps without consulting a table showing how many leap seconds occurred during that interval | instance of | on locations | 0.80 | text |
| Accra in Ghana or Reykjavík in Iceland as they are always on UTC | instance of | UTC can be selected indirectly by selecting cities | 0.80 | text |
| do not currently use daylight saving time | instance of | UTC can be selected indirectly by selecting cities | 0.80 | text |
| tectonic motion | instance of | The actual rotational period varies on unpredictable factors | 0.80 | text |
| has to be observed | instance of | The actual rotational period varies on unpredictable factors | 0.80 | text |
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