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'As "idealized physical time" itself does not have consistent ordering' - No. A consistent "causality" ordering exists relative to the big bang. A simultaneous
by potiuper 5y ago
'As "idealized physical time" itself does not have consistent ordering' - No. A consistent "causality" ordering exists relative to the big bang. A simultaneous "now" does not exist, but that does not prevent relative orderings from being discerned. An enforced max [absolute] time resolution is not necessary, but a consistent universal ordering requires relative speeds, which require a reference frame or gauge, and a sequencing clock for each observer. With regards to satellites, the frame is motion relative to the [center of the] Earth.
- omegalulw 5y agoIs this distinction even necessary to make here? For all practical database usages, I doubt you need enough precision to have to account for special and general relativity.