# Single Global Clock Assumption

> Assuming a single global clock orders all events, which fails across distributed nodes with independent clocks.

Record: `lex:single-global-clock-assumption`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Causality Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/causality-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-single-global-clock-assumption

## category

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)

## referenced-by

- [Vector Clocks](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/vector-clocks.md)