2006-10-18 09:57:00 · 7 answers · asked by kocei 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It's the force that causes everything from happening all at once.
2006-10-18 10:11:00 · answer #1 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time, like any dimension, is very hard to define. We humans have arbitrarily chosen intervals between events and call this time. Our remote ancestors reckoned time by observing the phases of the moon and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky. In this way, they learned the best time for hunting, the best time to plant and harvest crops, etc.
As man became civilized it became obvious that some kind of time standardization would become necessary, so they determined what durations between events would be the most convenient and easy to measure (with sundials, burning candles, water clocks, etc.)
As technology kept up with the gradual advance of civilization, it became necessary to be more precise in measuring time. A number of methods were tried, and the clock (and watch) entered the picture. Now we have atomic clocks that measure standardized time with extreme precision.
However, defining time as an entity is still virtually impossible. We still employ arbitrary (but now standardized) methods to measure intervals of time: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc.
2006-10-18 10:26:13 · answer #2 · answered by RG 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the thing that keeps everything from happening all at once.
Some think that it's an illusion: that everything really does happen all at once. Everything is in the present and it's just our perception of time that allows us to gradually take in this event where everything's always taking place.
2006-10-18 10:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by retfordt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
time was given by our creator.when he separated the darkness and light..daylight and darkness is a way for man to measure his time on earth and to decide ...there is no time in enternity but we are only here for what is really a very short period...the lord knows no time...it was only created for man kind
2006-10-18 10:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by clcschiller 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time is an interval or period between events, or the moment indicated by a time-measuring device.
check this also :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time
2006-10-18 10:07:51 · answer #5 · answered by TearDrop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
time for bed I think....
2006-10-18 10:05:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
time is ...........................time what else?
2006-10-18 10:12:18 · answer #7 · answered by Love at first sight 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋