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Description
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Time is a base dimension in the International System of Units. The SI unit of time is the second, defined as the time interval equal to periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom (13th CGPM, 1967).
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Maple knows the units of time listed in the following table.
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Symbols
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Context
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Alternate Spellings
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Prefixes
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wink
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standard *
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winks
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flick
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time
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flicks
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SI
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shake
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standard *
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shakes
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svedberg
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standard *
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svedbergs
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blink
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standard *
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blinks
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second
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s
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SI *
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seconds
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SI
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sidereal
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SI
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Atomic
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SI
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minute
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min
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SI *
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minutes
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sidereal
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hour
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h
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SI *
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hours
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sidereal
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day
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d
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SI *
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days
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sidereal
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pentad
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standard *
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pentads
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week
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wk
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standard *
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weeks
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fortnight
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standard *
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fortnight
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month
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mo
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lunar *
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months
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sidereal
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anomalistic
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nodical
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lune
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lunar *
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lunes
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lunour
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lunar *
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lunours
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year
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yr
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tropical *
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years
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anomalistic
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ellipse
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standard
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leap
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Julian
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Gregorian
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Orthodox
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galactic
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sidereal
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biennium
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tropical *
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biennia
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Gregorian
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triennium
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tropical *
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triennia
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Gregorian
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quadrennium
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tropical *
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quadrennia
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Gregorian
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quinquennium
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tropical *
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quinquennia
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Gregorian
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decade
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tropical *
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decades
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Gregorian
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century
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tropical *
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centuries
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Gregorian
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millennium
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tropical *
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millennia
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Gregorian
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eon
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tropical *
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eons, aeon, aeons
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planck_time
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planck *
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planck_times
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An asterisk ( * ) indicates the default context, an at sign (@) indicates an abbreviation, and under the prefixes column, SI indicates that the unit takes all SI prefixes, IEC indicates that the unit takes IEC prefixes, and SI+ and SI- indicate that the unit takes only positive and negative SI prefixes, respectively. Refer to a unit in the Units package by indexing the name or symbol with the context, for example, second[SI] or h[SI]; or, if the context is indicated as the default, by using only the unit name or symbol, for example, second or h.
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The units of time are defined as follows. Unless otherwise stated, conversions refer to SI units.
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A wink is defined as nanosecond.
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A flick is defined as millisecond.
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A shake is defined as second.
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A svedberg is defined as second.
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A blink is defined as day.
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An SI minute is defined as seconds.
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An SI hour is defined as minutes.
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An SI day is defined as hours.
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A sidereal day, which varies daily, is approximately hours, minutes, and seconds.
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The sidereal hour, minute and second are defined as fractions of the sidereal day with factors of , , and , respectively.
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A standard pentad is defined as days.
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A standard week is defined as days.
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A standard fortnight is defined as days.
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A planck time is defined as the square root of: the planck constant times the Newtonian gravitational constant, divided by twice times the speed of light to the fifth power.
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The Month
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A lunar month, which has also been called the lunation and synodic month, is approximately days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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A lune is defined as lunar month.
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A lunour is defined as lunar day.
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A nodical month, which has also been called the dracontic month, is approximately days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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An anomalistic month is approximately days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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A sidereal month is approximately days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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The Year
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A standard year is defined as days.
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A leap year is defined as days.
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A sidereal year is approximately days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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An ellipse year is approximately days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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A tropical year is approximately days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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An anomalistic year is approximately days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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The Julian calendar includes a leap year every fourth year. Therefore, a Julian year is defined as days.
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The Gregorian calendar includes a leap year every fourth year unless the year is a multiple of and not a multiple of . Therefore, a Gregorian year is defined as days.
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The proposed Orthodox calendar includes a leap year every fourth year, leaving out leap years every years. Therefore, a Orthodox year is defined as days.
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A galactic year is approximately years.
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Multiple Years
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For the following units the Gregorian context is based on the Gregorian year and the tropical context is based on the tropical year. An exception is the eon, which has only a tropical context that is based on the tropical year.
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A biennium is defined as years.
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A triennium is defined as years.
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A quadrennium is defined as years.
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A quinquennium is defined as years.
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A decade is defined as years.
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A century is defined as years.
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A millennium is defined as years.
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An eon is defined as years.
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Examples
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