[Vocabulary] what's the difference between...

tobysky · Nov 30, 2010

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 · Nov 30, 2010

corum · Nov 30, 2010

tobysky said:
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.

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

What is the idea that you want to express?

corum · Nov 30, 2010

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

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

tobysky · Nov 30, 2010

corum said:
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 · Nov 30, 2010

corum said:
What's the difference [STRIKE]among[/STRIKE] 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 · Nov 30, 2010

tobysky said:
[STRIKE]They can be exchanged each other?[/STRIKE]

Can they be used interchangeably?

From 6 to 9 and from 7 to 11 are overlapping time periods/intervals. :tick:
From 6 to 9 and from 7 to 11 are [STRIKE]overlapped[/STRIKE] time periods/intervals. :cross:

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

corum · Nov 30, 2010

tobysky said:
Got it. Thank you.

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