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Full nodes are constantly syncing. When a miner mines a block, it transmits it to the network. When you call web3.eth.getBlockNumber() to a full node, it already knows what the latest block it knows about it, so it can tell you instantly.
Light nodes aren't any different here. The difference between light nodes and full nodes is that light nodes only care ...
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