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Everyday clocks such as wristwatches have finite precision. Eventually they require correction to remain accurate. The rate of drift depends on the clock's quality, sometimes the stability of the power source, the ambient temperature, and other subtle environmental variables. Thus the same clock can have different drift rates at different ...
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Most reliable sources (e.g. ) seem to use "skew" to mean rate of change of offset (i.e. how fast/slow it runs" and "drift" to mean rate of change of skew (i.e. how stable a clock is). It's a pity that this article uses both terms to mean a range of things, and irritating that "clock skew" is used by the semiconductor industry to mean something ...
In 2003, the city of Tirana, headed by then-mayor Edi Rama, had commissioned a masterplan for the redevelopment of the city center.Drafted by Architecture-Studio, the plan envisioned the construction of ten towers, arranged in parallel order around Skanderbeg Square, with an intended maximum height of 85 meters set for each tower, so to maintain a cohesive skyline.
Kavajë (/ k ɑː ˈ v aɪ ə / ⓘ kah-VY-ə, Albanian definite form: Kavaja) is a city and municipality centrally located in the Western Lowlands region of Albania, in Tirana County. [5]
The Academy of Sciences of Albania (Albanian: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. [1] In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred to the Academy's jurisdiction. [ 2 ]
After its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania was divided into districts until the year 2000. [1] During the 1920s and 1930s, there were 39 districts.
The National Library of Albania (Albanian: Biblioteka Kombëtare e Shqipërisë) is Albania's national library headquartered in the country's capital, Tirana. [1] It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922. [2] [3]