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They're going away. Resolution 4 of the CGPM 2022[1]. They didn't want to deal with having to add a negative leap second, and it looks likely they'd have to if
by SAI_Peregrinus 4y ago
They're going away. Resolution 4 of the CGPM 2022[1]. They didn't want to deal with having to add a negative leap second, and it looks likely they'd have to if they didn't end them.
[1] https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/64811223/Resolutions-2022.pdf/281f3160-fc56-3e63-dbf7-77b76500990f https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/64811223/Resolutions-20...