Tell HN: Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century

Re:Tell HN: Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21... by randcraw on Thursday January 21, 2021 @02:42PM (#25863197)

Is it? The first century spanned year 1 to 100 (there was no year zero). So the XX00 year is considered to be part of the preceding century. Thus 2021 is indeed the 21st year of the 21st century.

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Re:Tell HN: Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21... by bananapear on Thursday January 21, 2021 @07:25PM (#25866669)

If 2000 is part of the previous century, was 2001 actually the true start of the new millennium?

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Re:Tell HN: Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21... by randcraw on Friday January 22, 2021 @11:05AM (#25872819)

That's the standard practice, I believe. Presumably that's why Arthur C Clarke chose the year 2001 for the name of his book rather than 2000.

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