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An atomic clock is a reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, such as the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specific energy-level transition in an element such as caesium.

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An atomic clock is one that uses the resonance frequency standard from a radioactive material like caesium-133 to maintain accurate time.

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