geologic time
the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology.
Origin of geologic time
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How to use geologic time in a sentence
For these problems, an exhaustive brute-force search for a solution would likely go on for an impractically long time—geologic time—before producing an answer.
The 50-year-old problem that eludes theoretical computer science | Siobhan Roberts | October 27, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn some scenes, Kleeman even scans through geologic time, to a primordial past and a future reclaimed by wilderness, where her characters are completely forgotten.
‘Something New Under the Sun’ Is a Climate-Change Mystery Set in Hollywood | smurguia | October 9, 2021 | Outside OnlineSigns mark geologic time as the path descends through layers of rock and into the ancient past.
Rhinos, camels and bone-crushing dogs once roamed Nebraska | Alison Pearce Stevens | May 13, 2021 | Science News For StudentsLike geologic time, my life is divided into distinct food periods.
Get to know your oats, and all the types and ways to eat them | Becky Krystal | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostThe change in organisms throughout geologic time has been a progressive change.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon Norton
geologic time divisions compared with those of human history.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonThe great length of geologic time inferred from the slow change of species.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonFrom geologic evidence it is known that Florida has been rising since late geologic time.
Florida Caverns State Park | Robert O. VernonEven in the Archeozoic the rocks testify to a climate seemingly not greatly different from that of the average of geologic time.
Climatic Changes | Ellsworth Huntington
Scientific definitions for geologic time
[ jē′ə-lŏj′ĭk ]
The period of time covering the formation and development of the Earth, from about 4.6 billion years ago to today.
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