Time Units and Conversions

Vocabulary flashcards based on the lecture transcript regarding time units and their standard conversion factors.

minute

Equivalent to $60\,\text{seconds}$.

hour

Equivalent to $60\,\text{minutes}$.

day

Equivalent to $24\,\text{hours}$.

week

Equivalent to $7\,\text{days}$.

month

Approximately equivalent to $4\,\text{weeks}$.

year

Equivalent to $12\,\text{months}$.

decade

A period of time equivalent to $10\,\text{years}$.

century

A period of time equivalent to $10\,\text{decodes}$.

Millenium

A period of time equivalent to $10\,\text{centaries}$.

meganam

A unit of time listed in sequence after Millenium.

giganum

A unit of time listed in sequence after meganam.