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Which consequence emerged as medieval Islamic engineers scaled up water clock designs using algebraic principles?

A)Increased accuracy in timekeeping
B)Difficulty in maintaining constant flow
C)Simplified gear train construction
D)Reduced metal casting imperfections

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Larger Islamic water clocks suffered flow variations because maintaining precise water level control and equal flow rates became significantly more difficult as tank dimensions increased, therefore leading to diminished accuracy rather than improved accuracy otherwise attainable with theoretical algebraic calibrations in steady-state simulations.

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