what's the difference between...

[tobysky]

Hi there,

I would like to know

1. what's the difference among time period, time interval and time instant?

2. Regarding overlapping time and overlapped time, which one is correct?

Your assistance is much appreciated!!

Thank you.

[tobysky]

UP!!

[corum]

Hi there,

I would like to know

1. what's the difference among time period, time interval and time instant?

Period and interval both refer to a certain stretch of time. The difference between them is that interval, more often than period (interval always while period not), denotes a period between two events, between a pair of instances, between a pair of moments in time, which are understood.

2. Regarding overlapping time and overlapped time, which one is correct?
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What is the idea that you want to express?

[corum]

What's the difference among between time period, time interval, (comma here too) and time instant?

Do not be shy to use 'between' for more than two items.

[tobysky]

Period and interval both refer to a certain stretch of time. The difference between them is that interval, more often than period (interval always while period not), denotes a period between two events, between a pair of instances, between a pair of moments in time, which are understood.



What is the idea that you want to express?

Thank you for your support. Actually, I just wanna know in which situation we can use overlapping time and in which situation we can use overlapped time. They can be exchanged each other?

[tobysky]

What's the difference among between time period, time interval, (comma here too) and time instant?

Do not be shy to use 'between' for more than two items.

Got it. Thank you.

[corum]

They can be exchanged each other?

Can they be used interchangeably?

From 6 to 9 and from 7 to 11 are overlapping time periods/intervals.
From 6 to 9 and from 7 to 11 are overlapped time periods/intervals.

'Overlapped time'? I do not think they collocate.

[corum]

Got it. Thank you.