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A clock is moving relative to an observer with a velocity that approaches the speed of light. How does the passage of time measured by the moving clock compare to the passage of time measured by a stationary clock?.

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The moving clock records the proper time in that frame (measurements in the same place) - it measures time normally

A stationary observer observes T = T0 / (1 - v^2 / c^2)^1/2

The stationary observer sees time is running slow for the moving clock

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