Time Measurements
Time is calculated in a variety of ways. For instance, time can be calculated in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, and etc. Below are the different ways time is measured and the definition of each term:
| Name | Description | Conversion |
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| Second | smallest unit of time | |
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| Minute | | 60 Seconds |
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| Hour | | 60 Minutes |
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| Day | the 24 hours are normally split into two 12 hour periods
- AM (from 12:00 midnight to 11:59 AM, one minute before noon)
- PM (from 12:00 noon till 11:59 PM, one minute before midnight)
| 24 Hours |
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| Week | there are 7 days in a Week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday | 7 Days |
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| Fortnight | | 2 Weeks |
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| Month |
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| Quarter | | 3 months |
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| Year |
there are 12 months in a year:
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
| 12 Months
365 or 366 Days
52 Weeks |
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| Leap Year | the extra day is added in February, day 29 | 12 Months also 366 Days |
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| Olympiad | | 4 Years |
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| Decade | | 10 Years |
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| Century | | 100 Years |
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| Millennium | | 1000 Years |
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| Epoch | Measurement of Geologic Time, measured in millions of years | |
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| Period | Measurement of Geologic Time, composed of a number of epochs | |
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| Era | Measurement of Geologic Time, composed of a number of Periods | |
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| Eon | Measurement of Geologic Time, composed of a number of Eras | |
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