Century (cent)
The century is a unit of time, used for historical eras, long-term climate analysis, architectural preservation, and genealogy. Its symbol is cent.
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1 century equals
| Hours | 876,600 h |
| Minutes | 52,596,000 min |
| Seconds | 3,155,760,000 s |
| Days | 36,525 d |
About the century
The century comes from Latin "centuria" (a group of 100). It has been the standard unit for long historical periods since the 17th century.
In everyday use the century appears in historical eras, long-term climate analysis, architectural preservation, and genealogy. As a point of reference: the Great Wall of China was built over the span of roughly 20 centuries.