INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC TIME
\ˌɪntənˈaʃənə͡l ɐtˈɒmɪk tˈa͡ɪm], \ˌɪntənˈaʃənəl ɐtˈɒmɪk tˈaɪm], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_n_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n_əl ɐ_t_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_k t_ˈaɪ_m]\
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(TAI) An international standard measurementof time based on the comparison of many atomic clocks. TAIis maintained by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures(BIPM), the world's governing body for civil atomic timemeasurement. TAI is the basis for Coordinated UniversalTime.BIPM(http://www.bipm.org/enus/5_Scientific/c_time/time_1.html).
By Denis Howe
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