Duration
1Duration — may refer to: The measure of continuance of any object or event within Time Duration (music) an amount of time or a particular time interval, often cited as one of the fundamental aspects of music Duration (philosophy) a theory of time and… …
2duration — I noun age, continuance, continuance in time, continuation in time, course, epoch, era, extension in time, extent, interregnum, interval, lasting period, length of time, limit, period, period of time, phase, season, space of time, span, spell,… …
3Duration — Du*ra tion, n. [OF. duration. See {Dure}.] The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists. [1913 Webster] It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited. Macaulay. [1913… …
4duration — late 14c., from O.Fr. duration, from M.L. durationem (nom. duratio), noun of action from pp. stem of L. durare harden (see ENDURE (Cf. endure)). Old legalese phrase for the duration popularized 1916 in reference to British enlistments in World… …
5duration — ► NOUN ▪ the time during which something continues. ● for the duration Cf. ↑for the duration DERIVATIVES durational adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from durare to last …
6Duration — (v. lat.), Abhärtung, Verhärtung …
7Duration — (neulat.), Verhärtung …
8duration — [n] length of action, event continuance, continuation, continuity, endurance, extent, period, perpetuation, persistence, prolongation, run, span, spell, stretch, term, tide, time; concept 804 …
9duration — [doo rā′shən, dyoorā′shən] n. [ME duracioun < ML duratio < pp. of L durare: see DURABLE] 1. continuance in time 2. the time that a thing continues or lasts …
10Duration — Die Duration ist eine Sensitivitätskennzahl, die die durchschnittliche Kapitalbindungsdauer einer Geldanlage in einem festverzinslichen Wertpapier bezeichnet. Genauer genommen und allgemein formuliert ist die Duration der gewichtete Mittelwert… …
