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You are correct, and I should have been more precise in my criticism. Nonetheless I think describing GMT as "nearly UTC" isn't particularly helpful, since it's
by aninhumer 13y ago
You are correct, and I should have been more precise in my criticism.
Nonetheless I think describing GMT as "nearly UTC" isn't particularly helpful, since it's not defined accurately enough to be wrong. Furthermore, EDT is defined in terms of UTC, so there's no reason to mention GMT at all.
- nawitus 13y agoI think I mentioned GMT for it's familiarity. I think "nearly UTC" is fitting, as it's close to UTC even though it's not precisely defined.