Talk:Unit of time/Archive 1

Cannot find the words for equaling base 10?
I still cannot find the word equals a tenth of a year.

I still cannot find the word equals a one hundredth of a year.

I still cannot find the word equals a one thousandth of a year.

I still cannot find the word equals a ten thousandth of a year.

I still cannot find the word equals a one hundred thousandth of a year.

I still cannot find the word equals a one millionth of a year.

I still cannot find the word equals a ten millionth of a year.

I still cannot find the word equals a one hundred millionth of a year.--Jasonfitz (talk) 13:31, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Still more cannot find the words equaling base 10?
I still cannot find the word equaling 10,000 years (ten thousand years).

I still cannot find the word equaling 100,000 years (one hundred thousand years).

I still cannot find the word equaling 1,000,000 years (one million years).

I still cannot find the word equaling 10,000,000 years (ten million years).

I still cannot find the word equaling 100,000,000 years (one hundred million years).

I still cannot find the word equaling 1,000,000,000 years (one billion years).


 * According to dictionary.com, an eon is a unit of time equal to one billion years.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Appple (talk • contribs) 00:52, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

I still cannot find the word equaling 10,000,000,000 years (ten billion years).

I still cannot find the word equaling 100,000,000,000 years (one hundred billion years).--Jasonfitz (talk) 13:42, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Cannot find more units of time?
I still cannot find a word equals a fifth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a twenty-fifth of a year--Jasonfitz (talk) 13:46, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

I still cannot find a word equals a twentieth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a quarter (or "fourth") of a year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.255.51.105 (talk) 05:54, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

I still cannot find a word equals a third of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a ninth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals an eightieth of a year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.255.51.105 (talk) 06:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

I still cannot find a word equals an eighth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a sixteenth of a year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.255.48.120 (talk) 14:48, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

I still cannot find a word equals a sixth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a twelfth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a twenty-fourth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a forty-eighth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a ninety-sixth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a fortieth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a two hundredth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a half of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a fiftieth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a two hundred fiftieth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a four hundredth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a two thousandth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a five hundredth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a one hundred twenty-fifth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a six hundred twenty-fifth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a three thousand one hundred twenty-fifth of a year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.255.54.110 (talk) 07:18, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I still cannot find a word equals a fifteen thousand six hundred twenty-fifth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a seventy-eight thousand one hundred twenty-fifth of a year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.255.54.110 (talk) 07:53, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I still cannot find a word equals a thirty-second of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a sixty-fourth of a year

I still cannot find a word equals a one hundred twenty-eighth of a year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.255.48.242 (talk) 10:46, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Unit time or time unit?
I noticed the expression "time unit" is used on this page, and even redirects to it, and I would have thought it the correct usage, but on Wikipedia "unit time" seems more common... So which one should we use? Adʁijɛ̃ (talk) 10:32, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I think the page is OK with "time unit". "unit time" is used on other pages as "per unit time".  So you can say "water flow per unit time".  This is also correct usage (at least to us engineers).--Nowa (talk) 10:50, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * That makes sense. Thanks! Adʁijɛ̃ (talk) 09:22, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

One-hundredth of a year
Is a hectiry is a one-hundredth of a year? Is there such word for it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.165.77.184 (talk) 11:01, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

One-thousandth of a year
Is a kiloderm is a one-thousandth of a year? Is there such word for it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.165.77.184 (talk) 11:05, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Relativity
Should there be a note about moving reference frames? Ususally base units are immutable, but Einstein implies otherwise. Can someone find a reliable reference that describe how this is dealt with? Hadron137 (talk) 18:10, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Un-Collapse Table
The table has a lot of low-value content in it at this time, but would it be possible to have it be expanded by default? Power~enwiki (talk) 20:04, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Quarter and season (fiscal year)
What does "Quarter and season" exactly mean? --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:52, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

meaning of "logarithmic"
Please, add a brief explanation of how to interpret the scale in logarithmic sence --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:42, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Need more
Threescore need to define score as used in bible. it is being or containing three times twenty; sixty this implies score is twenty years. Thanks Eon (Aeon) and Epic, which are time units used made to measure time from the creation of earth,should be included
 * Score itself is a quantitative term denoting a grouping of 20, not a period of time. Indeed, Merriam-Webster and the OED define score as a grouping of 20. OED does in fact reference to usage of threescore with an ellipsis of years as the word is superfluous in the context of discussing age. Are we also to add a dozen, gross, pony, ton, and monkey as they can be given with an ellipsis of years in the context of discussing age? I think not. 88.97.25.170 (talk) 15:31, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

^ A score in the context of meaning 20 years is a well known and common phrase. The only superfluous thing is your reply about such an incorrect viewpoint.
 * I trust that you are able to provide a source for your claim. Please provide this source in the notes section of score.16:04, 21 June 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.97.25.170 (talk)

Unit of time
Fgg 150.129.198.72 (talk) 16:40, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Why is a second a second and what is a third?
I have heard that the reason a second is called a second is because it is the SECOND division of the hour into 60, the first of course being the minute. And historically, there was a unit of time called a third, which was 1/60 of a second.

If this is true, then the Jiffy, if that measures "time between power cycles", turns out to be equal to the Third, at least in North America.

We talk about seconds all the time, but does anyone ever stop to think: second WHAT? What is the first? Or the third?

Adding this would fill in these gaps in knowledge.

Thanks - let me know what I can do. 2601:147:8500:330:F59A:23CF:25A5:D094 (talk) 01:52, 17 July 2023 (UTC)


 * I have now created an account so if anyone wants to respond to this then I should get a notification. Thanks. BigChipmunk (talk) 01:54, 17 July 2023 (UTC)