Well, I suppose wavelength would be subject to the same errors that plague
the speed of light as

V =  F * (lambda)

Since the frequency is from a standard material, the wavelength and velocity
are inseparably related.   Any modification in one will cause a change in
the other.

Since the second can be determined to such precision I suppose it would
be -- but how do you measure out 1 / 299 792 458 th of it to a similar
precision?

Please note that accuracy is a comparison to a standard value, and precision
is comparison to other results from the same machine.  Precision machines
can be calibrated to pinpoint accuracy, which brings up a confusion between
the terms when you talk about the standards to which the standards are to be
measured.

Johnathan McClure

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