atomic clock

extremely accurate reference clock used as a standard for timekeeping
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atomic clock

Summary

atomic clock ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,110 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • atomic clock is a type of timepiece[2].
  • atomic clock's Commons category is recorded as Atomic clocks[3].
  • atomic clock's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 3, 1955[4].
  • atomic clock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atomic clocks[5].
  • atomic clock's described by source is recorded as Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia[6].
  • atomic clock's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/atomic-clocks[7].
  • atomic clock's different from is recorded as nuclear clock[8].
  • atomic clock's different from is recorded as pulsar clock[9].
  • atomic clock's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].

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Definition and Type

atomic clock is a type of timepiece[2].

Why It Matters

atomic clock ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,110 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from nuclear clock, pulsar clock
    Subclass of timepiece
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007295870005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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