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  2. Unit of time - Wikipedia

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    10 times the length of the previous cosmological decade, with CD 1 beginning either 10 seconds or 10 years after the Big Bang, depending on the definition. eon: 10 9 yr: Also refers to an indefinite period of time, otherwise is 1 000 000 000 years. kalpa: 4.32 × 10 9 yr: Used in Hindu mythology. About 4 320 000 000 years. exasecond: 10 18 s ...

  3. Attosecond - Wikipedia

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    An attosecond (abbreviated as as) is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to 10 −18 or 11 000 000 000 000 000 000 (one quintillionth) of a second. [1] An attosecond is to a second, as a second is to approximately 31.69 billion years. [2]

  4. Orders of magnitude (time) - Wikipedia

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    One hundredth of one second 1.6667 cs: The period of a frame at a frame rate of 60 Hz. 2 cs: The cycle time for European 50 Hz AC electricity 10–20 cs (=0.1–0.2 s): The human reflex response to visual stimuli 10 −1: decisecond ds One tenth of a second 1–4 ds (=0.1–0.4 s): The length of a single blink of an eye [14]

  5. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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    12 hours (1 day proper: kalpa) of Brahma = 4.32 billion solar years (1,000 chatur-yugas; 14 manvantaras + 15 manvantara-sandhyas) 24 hours (1 day & night: kalpa + pralaya) of Brahma = 8.64 billion solar years; 30 days (1 month) of Brahma = 259.2 billion solar years; 12 months (1 year) of Brahma = 3.1104 trillion solar years

  6. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In the Zork series of games, the Great Underground Empire has its own system of measurements, the most frequently referenced of which is the bloit. Defined as the distance the king's favorite pet can run in one hour (spoofing a popular legend about the history of the foot), the length of the bloit varies dramatically, but the one canonical conversion to real-world units puts it at ...

  7. Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia

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    The year 2038 problem (also known as Y2038, [1] Y2K38, Y2K38 superbug or the Epochalypse [2] [3]) is a time computing problem that leaves some computer systems unable to represent times after 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038.

  8. Here’s How Long It Really Takes To Turn $1 Million Into $1 ...

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    The main factor influencing how long it takes to turn $1 million into $1 billion is where you put your money. ... 119 years to turn $1 million into $1 billion. That means your children may not get ...

  9. Unix time - Wikipedia

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    One second after 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z this representation will overflow in what is known as the year 2038 problem. In some newer operating systems, time_t has been widened to 64 bits. This expands the times representable to about 292.3 billion years in both directions, which is over twenty times the present age of the universe.