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minus-squareInFerNolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoJust happened to help my 9yo with his homework and they’re learning that centuries are defined as starting at year 1 and ending with a 0. 101 200 1401 1500 Etc
minus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoBut it’s arbitrary. It doesn’t need to. Centuries are just 100 years. Start at years ending in one or zero.
Just happened to help my 9yo with his homework and they’re learning that centuries are defined as starting at year 1 and ending with a 0.
101 200
1401 1500
Etc
But it’s arbitrary. It doesn’t need to. Centuries are just 100 years. Start at years ending in one or zero.