The length of day itself was shortened by 1.26 microseconds and displaced it on its axis by eight centimeters.

白天的时长减少了1.26微秒，而地球自转的地轴也移动了8厘米。

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Don't be fooled by the notion that on the autumnal equinox the length of day is exactly equal to the length of night.

别被秋分日昼夜长短相等的概念愚弄了。

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The length of day and night may not be equal on the equinox, but that doesn't make the first day of fall any less special.

虽然昼夜等长不会发生在秋分日，但这并不意味着入秋第一日的特殊性会大打折扣。

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That's an excellent question, especially looking into factors that affect the return-generating process in the stock market-in other words, factors that affect the stock prices in a conventional sense: Market liquidity, length of the daily fasting period, especially contrasting summer months with winter months when Ramadan coincides with one versus the other, with the length of day being really longer during summer months.

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And the rotation rate determines the length of a day.

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Schools can change the length of the school day, fire bad teachers and spend their money as they wish.

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At issue were the length of the school day, tying teacher evaluations to student academic performance, and potential job cuts.

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