Changing time with speed and diffusion fixed shows how drift and diffusion both use the same clock. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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One second moves the mean two metres

Hold drift speed at 2 metres per second and diffusion at 2 square metres per second. At time 1 second, the mean position is 2 metres and diffusive spread is 4 square metres.

21=22\cdot1=2
Drift and diffusion ledgerDrift moves the mean while diffusion widens the spread.meanspread

Two seconds doubles the mean and spread ledgers

At time 2 seconds, the mean becomes 4 metres and the spread ledger becomes 8 square metres.

222=82\cdot2\cdot2=8
Drift and diffusion ledgerDrift moves the mean while diffusion widens the spread.meanspread

Three seconds reaches the original audit time

At time 3 seconds, the checked mean is 6 metres and the checked spread is 12 square metres. The model is a ledger, not a random sample path.

223=122\cdot2\cdot3=12
Drift and diffusion ledgerDrift moves the mean while diffusion widens the spread.meanspread