VDict - Definition of Greenwich Mean Time

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Greenwich Mean Time

time, standard (GMT) The local time on the Greenwich

meridian, based on the hypothetical mean sun (which averages

out the effects of the Earth's elliptical orbit and its tilted

axis). GMT is the basis of the civil time for the UK.

In 1925 the reference point was changed from noon to midnight

and it was recommended that the term "Universal Time" should

be used for the new GMT.

Authorities disagreed on whether GMT equates with UT0 or

UT1, however the differences between the two are of the

order of thousandths of a second. GMT is no longer used for

scientific purposes.

(2001-08-02)

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