duration
IPA: dˈʊrˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- An amount of time or a particular time interval.
- (in the singular, not followed by "of") The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war
- (finance) A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.
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Examples of "duration" in Sentences
- The ban is of indefinite duration.
- The duration of membership is lifelong.
- The duration of the film is 28 minutes.
- The bloom of optimism was of short duration.
- Is the pulse duration the same as period of the pulse
- The duration of the period of inactivity is irrelevant.
- The integration duration is controlled by the length of the bit cell.
- The duration of the pulse is related to the transit time of the inclusion.
- The duration of this period varies depending on the infection and the test.
- The duration of the dry period depends on the rainfall during the wet season.