I’m not upset, just confused… the comment you posted just reiterates something that the person I replied to and I already know lol

Ah, true. I was definitely mistaken then.

Where in my comment did I ever suggest that I don’t understand this?

I was just reflecting on the comment that I was responding to, which was specifying that a broken clock may be running fast or slow, instead of being stopped.

I was thinking of analog 12hr clock with no distinction between AM and PM

I wonder if your 24hr clock example would be more intuitive as frequencies and phases?

I was thinking of an analog clock with 12 hours and no distinction of AM or PM… but if we’re talking 24h clocks you are right.

A broken clock, whether it ticks too fast or too slow, is still right at least once every 24 hours, I think.

The only exception would be one that ticks correctly but is not set to the right time (does this count as broken?)