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- noun Plural form of
timespan .
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Examples
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Granted, the idea that the class divisions of Victorian England would be preserved across geologic timespans is a fantastical as the idea of genii in bottles.
MIND MELD: Today's SF Authors Define Science Fiction (Part 2) 2008
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Teenagers have a relatively poor grasp of long-term consequences and are much more impulsive than adults–how could they not be, when they have no way of emotionally understanding the kind of timespans implied by “The rest of your life”?
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We live now in a world where things dramatically change in ever decreasing timespans.
It hurts my brain, but also my heart girliejones 2010
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It is interested in survival of a humane society in timespans contemplating more than one generation, not in advancing theories of rights, ruat coelum — nor any theory beyond fostering and maintaining a relatively minimal but predictable standard of natural, humane conduct — instead of producing posses of aggressive young thugs to do what aggressive young thugs are wont todo.
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The average global heat flux of approximately 85 mW/m2 is equal to a mere 0.05% of solar radiation absorbed by surfaces (168 W/m2), but acting over huge areas and across long timespans, this flow is responsible not only for creating new ocean floor, reshaping continents, and building enormous mountain chains but also for energizing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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There are records that suggest that at least three major extinctions have ocurred during geologic timespans on the earth.
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I think the 5GW planning phase will be long, but 5GW tactical operations will be small, have short timespans, and be numerous to avoid detection.
Boiling the Frog, 5GW style « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2006
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I think the 5GW planning phase will be long, but 5GW tactical operations will be small, have short timespans, and be numerous to avoid detection.
5GW Reply and Intro to ThunderPig and other stuff « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2006
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I realize the timespans are huge and this might be a ridiculous thought on my part.
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Therefore they might well, especially in timespans measured in centuries, go through periods where the temperatures are too high.
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