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* Various forms of [[wikipedia:Decimal time|decimal divisions of the day]]. |
* Various forms of [[wikipedia:Decimal time|decimal divisions of the day]]. |
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* [[The Other Wiki]] lists [[wikipedia:List of unusual units of measurement#Time|several unusual time units]], such as the 1.2096 second "microfortnight". |
* [[The Other Wiki]] lists [[wikipedia:List of unusual units of measurement#Time|several unusual time units]], such as the 1.2096 second "microfortnight". |
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** An in-joke in the Arch Linux community are [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kiloseconds kiloseconds]. |
** An in-joke in the Arch Linux community are [https://web.archive.org/web/20130929133920/https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kiloseconds kiloseconds]. |
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** Combining the above, note that a "millifortnight" comes out to 1,209.6 seconds, i.e., very close to 20 minutes, or a third of an hour. |
** Combining the above, note that a "millifortnight" comes out to 1,209.6 seconds, i.e., very close to 20 minutes, or a third of an hour. |
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* Many native American folk myths begin with the phrase, "Many moons ago." One "moon," of course, was the time from one full moon to the next, or from one new moon to the next, which is about (but not exactly) a modern calendar month. |
* Many native American folk myths begin with the phrase, "Many moons ago." One "moon," of course, was the time from one full moon to the next, or from one new moon to the next, which is about (but not exactly) a modern calendar month. |
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