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Period and duration #1 (permalink) Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:26 am   Period and duration
 

Hi! Help me differ " period " and "duration".
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Period #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:26 am   Period
 

Hi,

Period is a set length of time but duration refers to that time from the beginning to the end.

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