Abstract
Assuming twice weekly and block group analysis have the same outcome within different time frames, this article examines what makes this possible. Using the metaphorical concept of `proper time' I propose that our understanding must be that this is a property of the group matrix and the unconscious. Whilst using the general theory of relativity, this article draws on physical measurements of time and the concept of time-space to describe `proper time' as a concept without numbers.
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