It's simple.
Any who has played with a compass know that it is easy to divide a circle into 6 equal angles, then 12, then 24.
Early sundial makers took advantage of this.
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∙ 14y ago24 hour time is used because it provides a clear and unambiguous way to represent any time of day without the need for AM or PM distinctions. It is commonly used in military, aviation, healthcare, and international settings for its simplicity and consistency.
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∙ 13y ago24 hours is the amount of time it takes for the earth to spin in a circle. it takes 24 hours for the sun to get to the same spot.
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∙ 15y agoThat is how long it takes the earth to complete one revolution on its axis.
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∙ 14y agoBecause of the way it revolves and rotates. There is no advantage to this period, if it had a 14 or 36 hour rotation we would think it was normal.
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∙ 13y agoBecause it takes planet earth 24 hours to completely rotate on it's axis. If it were any faster or slower, we would be able to feel the earth itself spinning.
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∙ 12y ago24 hours is an arbitrary measurement of time, selected a long, long time ago to represent the average (or mean) time that it takes for the Earth to rotate relative to the Sun.
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∙ 12y agoThat is how long it takes for the Earth to rotate fully all the way around on its axis.
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∙ 11y agoSome ancient people decided to divide the day into 24 pieces of equal size, because they liked this number. The reason for that is that numbers like 12, 24 and 60 have many different factors.
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∙ 13y ago24 hour time is used to reduce confusion.
As the 24 hour clock goes from 0000 to 2400 then 100 hours is 1am.
12 noon in 24-hour time is 12:00.
There are 24 time zones in the world, each representing a one-hour difference in time. However, some regions use half-hour or 45-minute offsets from this standard, resulting in more than 24 distinct time zones.
The 19th hour is equivalent to 7:00 PM in the 24-hour clock format.
For am, you just throw an "O" in front. For example O-600 hrs is 6 am.
yes, 24 hour time is called 24 hour time!!
1505 on the 24 hour clock (as used by the military and others) is 3:05 p.m. on the 12 hour clock.
Is 24 hour time related to our normal time
In the military In factories for time keeping
The ancient Egyptians are credited with the invention of the concept of dividing the day into 24 hours. This system was refined by the Greeks and later by the Romans. Today, the 24-hour time system is used worldwide for standardization and accuracy in timekeeping.
12.02am(midnight) as a 24 hour time would be 00:02.
In 24-hour time, it's "1500 hours". In 12-hour time, it's "3:00 PM".
As the 24 hour clock goes from 0000 to 2400 then 100 hours is 1am.
9pm in 24 hour time is 21:00. It can also be written as '2100 hours'.
24..all an hour apart, and an hour's difference.
The 24 hour version of 8:00pm is 20:00.
The 24-hour clock, or military time, was invented by the ancient Egyptians. They divided the day into 24 hours, with each hour consisting of 60 minutes. This system was later adopted by various other civilizations and is widely used today.