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Year (Julian) (y (Julian))
A Julian year is defined as exactly 365.25 days, reflecting the structure of the Julian calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE. This calendar assumed a fixed year length with a leap year every four years. Although revolutionary in its simplicity, the Julian year overestimates the actual tropical year by about 11 minutes, causing the calendar date to drift slowly relative to the seasons—an issue that accumulated to more than 10 days by the 16th century. Astronomers still use the Julian year as a standardized unit for long-term timekeeping, especially when expressing stellar motions, orbital periods, and cosmological timescales. Its simplicity and fixed length make it ideal for scientific definition even though it is obsolete as a civil calendar.
Decade (decade)
A decade spans 10 years and is widely used in demography, sociology, climatology, economics, and culture. Statistical studies often examine decade-level patterns—population change, economic cycles, consumer trends, cultural shifts, and generational studies. Climate scientists assess long-term temperature and precipitation changes over decades to filter out short-term variability. Decades also anchor cultural memory: the "60s," "80s," or "2000s" evoke distinct historical moods, fashions, and political climates. A decade, though arbitrary in length, has become a meaningful cultural and scientific periodization tool.