QUESTION: What is the relationship between time and frequency?
ANSWER: If the frequency in the clock is fast, the time moves early. If the frequency is slow, the clock moves late.
Time is typically related to UTC.
Both frequency offset and aging of the oscillator cause the time to move.
Offset is the current frequency error at the time the clock is set.
Aging (drift) is the change in frequency due to physical or structural changes.
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