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[OritionX]

What would you say the definition of time is?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Meh

 

[kogase]

Main Entry: 1time
Pronunciation: 'tIm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tIma; akin to Old Norse tImi time, Old English tId -- more at TIDE
1 a : the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : DURATION b : a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future c : LEISURE <time for reading>
2 : the point or period when something occurs : OCCASION
3 a : an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end <arrived ahead of time> b : an opportune or suitable moment <decided it was time to retire> -- often used in the phrase about time <about time for a change>
4 a : an historical period : AGE b : a division of geologic chronology c : conditions at present or at some specified period -- usually used in plural <times are hard> <move with the times> d : the present time <issues of the time>
5 a : LIFETIME b : a period of apprenticeship c : a term of military service d : a prison sentence
6 : SEASON <very hot for this time of year>
7 a : rate of speed : TEMPO b : the grouping of the beats of music : RHYTHM
8 a : a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar <what time is it> b : any of various systems (as sidereal or solar) of reckoning time
9 a : one of a series of recurring instances or repeated actions <you've been told many times> b plural (1) : added or accumulated quantities or instances <five times greater> (2) : equal fractional parts of which an indicated number equal a comparatively greater quantity <seven times smaller> <three times closer> c : TURN <three times at bat>
10 : finite as contrasted with infinite duration
11 : a person's experience during a specified period or on a particular occasion <a good time> <a hard time>
12 a : the hours or days required to be occupied by one's work <make up time> <on company time> b : an hourly pay rate <straight time> c : wages paid at discharge or resignation <pick up your time and get out>
13 a : the playing time of a game b : TIME-OUT
14 : a period during which something is used or available for use <computer time>

 

[Mucho]

relative to space

 

[DivideBYZero]

Goatse

 

[spherrod]

Originally posted by: kogase
Main Entry: 1time
Pronunciation: 'tIm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tIma; akin to Old Norse tImi time, Old English tId -- more at TIDE
1 a : the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : DURATION b : a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future c : LEISURE <time for reading>
2 : the point or period when something occurs : OCCASION
3 a : an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end <arrived ahead of time> b : an opportune or suitable moment <decided it was time to retire> -- often used in the phrase about time <about time for a change>
4 a : an historical period : AGE b : a division of geologic chronology c : conditions at present or at some specified period -- usually used in plural <times are hard> <move with the times> d : the present time <issues of the time>
5 a : LIFETIME b : a period of apprenticeship c : a term of military service d : a prison sentence
6 : SEASON <very hot for this time of year>
7 a : rate of speed : TEMPO b : the grouping of the beats of music : RHYTHM
8 a : a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar <what time is it> b : any of various systems (as sidereal or solar) of reckoning time
9 a : one of a series of recurring instances or repeated actions <you've been told many times> b plural (1) : added or accumulated quantities or instances <five times greater> (2) : equal fractional parts of which an indicated number equal a comparatively greater quantity <seven times smaller> <three times closer> c : TURN <three times at bat>
10 : finite as contrasted with infinite duration
11 : a person's experience during a specified period or on a particular occasion <a good time> <a hard time>
12 a : the hours or days required to be occupied by one's work <make up time> <on company time> b : an hourly pay rate <straight time> c : wages paid at discharge or resignation <pick up your time and get out>
13 a : the playing time of a game b : TIME-OUT
14 : a period during which something is used or available for use <computer time>

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[FoBoT]

answer:

Definitions of time on the Web:

* an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
* an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"
* a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"
* a suitable moment; "it is time to go"
* the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
* clock time: the time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"
* clock: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"
* fourth dimension: the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
* assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
* a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
* set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
* regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
* meter: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time
* prison term: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"
* adjust so that a force is applied an an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* Time (or TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A European edition (Time Europe, formerly known as Time Atlantic) is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and (since 2003) Latin America. An Asian edition (Time Asia) is based in Hong Kong. A Canadian edition (Time Canada) is based in Toronto.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIME

* (The) Dark Side of the Moon (DSotM; the initial "The" is included in some versions of the title) is a 1973 concept album by Pink Floyd, dealing with the pressures of life such as time, money, war, mental illness, and death.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(song)

* Time quantifies or measures the interval between events, or the duration of events. Time has long been perceived as a dimension in which each event has a definite (but not necessarily unique) position in a linear sequence, but as differing from spatial dimensions in that "motion" through time appears restricted to having only a forward direction.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time

* In computational complexity theory, the complexity class DTIME(f(n)) or TIME(f(n)) is the set of decision problems that can be solved by a deterministic Turing machine using time O(f(n)), and unlimited space.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIME(f(n))

* Time is the last studio album by the "classic" Klinik lineup of Dirk Ivens and Marc Verhaeghen. Due to mounting tensions and musical differences, Ivens left shortly after the recording to pursue a solo career as Dive.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(Klinik_album)

* Time is a LP by Electric Light Orchestra. It was released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). In 2001 it was reissued with three additional tracks that were B-sides of singles from the original album.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(album)

* This article is about a Unix command. If you are looking for Unix's means of representing points in time, see Unix time.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(Unix)

* Typically used to indicate a specific Time of Day (local time zone). When used in a Criteria box, "Morning" means between 12:01am and 11:59am, "Midday" means 10:00am to 4:00pm, "Afternoon" means 12:00pm to 5:00pm, and "Evening" means 5:01pm to 11:59pm
www.skcsra.org/terms.php

* For practical purposes, the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The notation formerly used to identify time Greenwich MeanTime. The word "Zulu" is notation in the phonetic alphabet corresponding to the letter "Z" assigned to the time zone on the Greenwich Prime Meridian.
www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/append/glossary_z.htm

* Many different time systems are relevant in astronomy. See atomic time, local sidereal time, sidereal day, Universal Time, UTC. For a quick summary, see the US Naval Observatory's Systems of Time WWW page at http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/systime.html .
aips2.nrao.edu/docs/glossary/t.html

* At IU, what is TIME?
kb.indiana.edu/data/glos.html

* Long article about questions of time discussed throughout the history of philosophy. http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/t/time.htm
www.lookaddress.com/index.php

* The time at which the last quote was obtained. All times are Central Time (CT) unless otherwise noted.
www.edwardjones.com/cgi/getHTML.cgi

* a representation of a point (absolute time) or an interval (relative time) on a time line. See decoded time, internal time, and universal time.
www.lisp.org/HyperSpec/Body/glo_t.html

* meter, as in "3/4 time."
memory.loc.gov/ammem/hrhtml/hrgloss.html

* Who knows what time really is? Whatever time is, in the Orrery Sky pages we refer to local time (ie of the location from which one wants to observe the sky). In the other pages, we use US Central Standard Time (which is Universal Time (or Greenwich Mean Time) +6 hours).
www.scienceu.com/observatory/facts/glossary.html

* The date and time of earthquake occurrence is expressed in either local time [eg, Mountain Standard Time (MST)] or in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). GMT time (sometimes referred to as Universal Coordinated Time or UTC) is the time along the prime meridian through Greenwich, England, and is used as a time standard throughout the world. GMT is 7 hours later than MST. [During war time (02:00 Feb. 9, 1942 to 02:00 Sep. 30, 1945), GMT was 6 hours later than MST]. Seismologists routinely convert from local time to GMT for research purposes to avoid potential problems in translating
www.seis.utah.edu/NEHRP_HTM/expterm.htm

* isikhathi (Z) Forefinger or forefinger and second finger tap top of wrist.
www.aaanet.org/sla/jla/brookes_dictionary/t.htm

* Sometimes known as ?status?; the amount of time it takes to process an application. The time it takes PASS to prepare assemble, and distribute your application. Once all components of an application are received by PASS, processing is generally 7-10 days.
www.adea.org/PASS/WebDocs/Pass/Glossary.htm

* An element of dance involving rhythm, phrasing, tempo, accent, and duration. Time can be metered, as in music, or based on body rhythms, such as breath, emotions, and heartbeat.
www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/daglossary.asp

* Money Stories Concepts
www.system80.com/scope/concepts.htm

* Units are hours:minutes:seconds in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated).
messenger.jhuapl.edu/missiondesignLive/manueverdescriptions.html

* 45 minutes
exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/pragmatics/takenoya.htm

* An indication from a teammate that no defender is close.
www.bangorsoccerclub.org/glossary.htm

* That interval of time in connection with the use of synthetic thermosetting resins, extending from the introduction of a catalyst into a liquid adhesive system until the interval of gel formation.
www.fsengineer.com/glossary.html

* The amount of time consumers spent reading or looking at their newspaper both on weekdays and Sundays. One of three elements comprising the Reader Behavior Score, along with frequency and completeness.
www.readership.org/institute/definitions.htm

* Is the element which quantifies investment horizons, time remaining to maturity, time remaining to expiration, or time of holding period. It measures the distance between chronological points.
www.oasismanagement.com/frames/glossary/t.html

* O VRIJÉME
www.vurdon.it/05_english.htm

* Duration as measured by some clock. Atomic clocks give the most accurate measure of time. Less regular timekeepers are those based on the rotation of the earth and other bodies of the solar system.
amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse

* services support synchronization of clocks in a distributed system. This is the same as the distributed time service in the Distributed Computing service category.
www.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf7-doc/arch/p3/trm/tx/tx_objec.htm

* honor in which one is held, respect (for mortals), worship (for immortals and heroes in cult); position or rank of honor; compensation, penalty or payment for wrong doing; counterpart to kleos
www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/gretaham/Teaching/reference/greekterms.htm

* says the field is a time in 24 hour clock format.
formentry.sourceforge.net/definitions.html