period

Summary

period is an unit of time^[1]. period draws 712 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #26 of 82).^[2]

Key Facts

• period's instance of is recorded as unit of time^[3].
• period is a type of geochronological unit^[4].
• period is part of era^[5].
• period's Commons category is recorded as Geology by period^[6].
• period comprises epoch^[7].
• period comprises subperiod^[8].
• period's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geological periods^[9].
• period's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• period's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• period's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[12].
• period's topic has template is recorded as Template:Geological period^[13].
• period's standards body is recorded as International Commission on Stratigraphy^[14].
• period's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/GeologicalPeriod^[15].
• period's different from is recorded as system^[16].
• period's different from is recorded as archaeological period^[17].
• period's studied by is recorded as geochronology^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

period's instance of is recorded as unit of time^[3]. period is a type of geochronological unit^[4].

Use and Application

Components include epoch^[7], an unit of time^[19] and subperiod^[8]. period is part of era^[5].

Why It Matters

period draws 712 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #26 of 82).^[2] period has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] period is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]