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A list of terms relating to measurement of time.

Category: Science

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Metric time is the measure of time interval using the metric system, which defines the second as the base unit of time, and multiple and submultiple units formed with metric prefixes, such as ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

A lunar calendar is a calendar that is based on cycles of the lunar phases. Because there are slightly more than twelve lunations in a solar year, the period of 12 lunar months (354.37 days) is ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds. It is approximately 1/24 of a mean solar day.

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

Daylight saving time or summer time is the practice of advancing clocks during the lighter months so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

A day is a unit of time. In common usage, it is an interval equal to 24 hours. It also can mean the consecutive period of time during which the Sun is above the horizon of a location, also known as ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

Chronometry is the science of the measurement of time, or timekeeping. It should not to be confused with chronology, the science of locating events in time, which often relies upon it.

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

A calendar is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial or administrative purposes. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months, and years. A ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

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