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> Unix time is the number of seconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC > If I wait exactly one second, Unix time advances by exactly one second > Unix time can never go backwards

I think it’s okay to say that these things are generally true with exception of leap seconds. Leap seconds don’t make these statements untrue.



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