Smallest measurable length & amount of time

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What is the smallest measurable length and amount of time that can be achieved with todays technology ?
 
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What do you mean with "achieved"?? Do you mean: the smallest length that we can observe with a microscope? The smallest length that we can measure? The smallest length of something we can construct??
 
micromass said:
What do you mean with "achieved"?? Do you mean: the smallest length that we can observe with a microscope? The smallest length that we can measure? The smallest length of something we can construct??

Smallest length that can be observed.
 

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