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> Spreading it out over some other period Yes. They make a second last slightly long for some time period.
by irhd 9y ago
> Spreading it out over some other period
Yes.
They make a second last slightly long for some time period.
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- zaxomi 9y agoOr shorter... Leap seconds can be negative.
- duskwuff 9y agoTheoretically, yes, but it's never happened since leap seconds were established in 1972, and it seems very unlikely to happen for quite some time. Chances are that a lot of software doesn't actually support negative leap seconds at all.