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Category: Time
Conversion: Decades to Years
The base unit for Time is Seconds (SI Unit).
[Decades] symbol/abbreviation: (dec)
[Years] symbol/abbreviation: (yr)

How to Convert Decades to Years (dec to yr)

1 dec = 10.001268391679 yr.
1 x 10.001268391679 yr = 10.001268391679 Years.
Always check the results; rounding errors may occur.

Definition

A decade is a period of 10 years. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek: δεκάς (transliteration=dekas), which means a group of ten. Other words for spans of years also come from Latin: biennium (2 years), trienni ..more definition+

A year is the orbital period of the Earth moving in its orbit around the Sun. In astronomy, the Julian year is a unit of time; it is defined as 365.25 days of exactly 86400 seconds (SI base unit), totalling exactly 31557600 seconds in the Julian astronomical year.

In Relation to Base Unit

In relation to the base unit of [Time] => (Seconds), 1 Decades (dec) is equal to 315400000 seconds, while 1 Years (yr) = 31536000 seconds.