Poll: Are we in a new decade now?
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yes it is.
A decade is 10 years.
There for the second digit in, for example 2009
and this year that second digit has changed, in this case 2010
Understand now?
A decade is 10 years.
There for the second digit in, for example 2009
and this year that second digit has changed, in this case 2010
Understand now?
New - the 2000s started on the first day of 2000, so the 2010s start on the first day of 2010
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To be boring and technical, we are always entering a new decade. Time is continuous, so we enter a new decade every instant, because the complete decade in terms of instances of time is different every instant 
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But for the purposes of this thread, yes, we are in a new decade. The Noughties were from 2000-2009, and now the next decade (whatever we end up calling it) is from 2010-2019.
.But for the purposes of this thread, yes, we are in a new decade. The Noughties were from 2000-2009, and now the next decade (whatever we end up calling it) is from 2010-2019.
Does your calendar go back to year 1? woooow... Strictly the first year was the year leading up to year 1, right?TheNamlessGuy said:
Divide 2010 by 10. The resulting number is how many decades it's been as long as it's a full number. Which it is.
2010/10 = 201
So it's the 201st decade.
In short, yes this is the new decade.
In very short, 2010 = new decade.
2010/10 = 201
So it's the 201st decade.
In short, yes this is the new decade.
Correct. Channel 9 had a show on about The Noughties and it was called "the previous decade."Trivun said:
In very short, 2010 = new decade.
...no. The first year of AD in the Gregorian calendar would have been 0, so it would the decade would end in 9. Because 2000 was the start of the noughties, 2009 was the end.TheNamlessGuy said:
No. It's not that simple. You're not counting the fact that 2009 is a whole year, so it's really 2010-2000. Which equals 10.Fathoms said:
Again, no, you're "simple maths" have failed you, or the other way around. The last day of 2009 is the end of the decade, because 2009 is a full year, remember?
hah, okTheNamlessGuy said:
. I'm bored out of my mind... Trying to get some of my friends to play a game or something but no luck so far 
This.benoitowns said:
The first 'time unit' was definitely less than year, regardless of whether it was a second, minute, hour, day etc. Thus it is technically year 0 until 365 days passed and hence the passing of a decade lands you at the beginning of xx10
