If you had 100,000 standards, you could probably DEFINE the volt. -John ================== > But if you had 1000 references, or maybe 100,000, the law of large numbers > would be on your side =) > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Naruta AA8K <aa8k@comcast.net> > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:24:30 > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency > measurement<time-nuts@febo.com> > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] I think I've become a Volt nut too. > > > Ah, but it is possible that all 14 could be off in the same > direction. > > Sorry. > > > Bill Hawkins wrote: >> Ah, but a man with 14 standards can use statistics! >> >> Sorry. >> >> Bill Hawkins >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Nic McLean >> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 9:12 PM >> >> Can I coin the phrase; A man that has one DC Voltage standard knows how >> accurate his meter is, whereas a man with two standards is not quite >> sure! >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > >