The chronary system is a numbering system based on time keeping created by jan Misali, the creator of the Misalian seximal system.[1] It has words for numbers that roughly correspond to the amount of seconds in various units of time.
Numbers given names in the chronary system[]
- 60 is called "sixty", and is written as 1;00. It corresponds to one minute.
- 120 is called "twelfty", and is written as 2;00. It corresponds to two minutes.
- 180 is called "thirsenty", and is written as 3;00. It corresponds to three minutes.
- 240 is called "foursenty", and is written as 4;00. It corresponds to four minutes.
- 300 is called "fifsenty", and is written as 5;00. It corresponds to five minutes.
- 360 is called "nifty", and is written as 6;00. It corresponds to six minutes.
- Multiples of 60 between 420 and 3,540 inclusive are named with the "senty" suffix. For example, 420 is called "seven senty", and is written as 7;00. It corresponds to seven minutes.
- 3,600 is called "one o'clousand", and is written as 1:00;00. It corresponds to one hour, and is named after one o'clock.
- 43,200 is called "PM", and is written as 10:00;00. It corresponds to twelve hours (half a day), and is named after PM, one of the two suffixes (the other being AM) of the 12 hour system. In a larger number, unlike other elements (which are strictly listed in decreasing order), "PM" is always written at the very end.
- 86,400 is called "monlakh", and is written as 1 00:00;00. It corresponds to one day, and is named after Monday.
- 172,800 is called "tueslakh", and is written as 2 00:00;00. It corresponds to two days, and is named after Tuesday.
- 259,200 is called "wedneslakh", and is written as 3 00:00;00. It corresponds to three days, and is named after Wednesday.
- 345,600 is called "thurslakh", and is written as 4 00:00;00. It corresponds to four days, and is named after Thursday.
- 432,000 is called "frilakh", and is written as 5 00:00;00. It corresponds to five days, and is named after Friday.
- 518,400 is called "saturlakh", and is written as 6 00:00;00. It corresponds to six days, and is named after Saturday.
- 604,800 is called "one weekillion", and is written as 10 00:00;00. It corresponds to one week.
- 2,419,200 is called "januillion", and is written as 1/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to four weeks, and is named after January.
- 4,838,400 is called "februillion", and is written as 2/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to eight weeks, and is named after February.
- 7,257,600 is called "marchillion", and is written as 3/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to twelve weeks, and is named after March.
- 9,676,800 is called "aprillion", and is written as 4/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to sixteen weeks, and is named after April.
- 12,096,000 is called "mayillion", and is written as 5/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to twenty weeks, and is named after May.
- 14,515,200 is called "junillion", and is written as 6/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to twenty four weeks, and is named after June.
- 16,934,400 is called "julillion", and is written as 7/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to twenty eight weeks, and is named after July.
- 19,353,600 is called "augillion", and is written as 8/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to thirty two weeks, and is named after August.
- 21,772,800 is called "septembillion", and is written as 9/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to thirty six weeks, and is named after September.
- 24,192,000 is called "octobillion", and is written as A/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to forty weeks, and is named after October.
- 26,611,200 is called "novembillion", and is written as B/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to forty four weeks, and is named after November.
- 29,030,400 is called "decembillion", and is written as C/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to forty eight weeks, and is named after December.
- 31,449,600 is called "love", and is written as 1/0/00 00:00;00. It corresponds to fifty two weeks, which is almost exactly one year. It is named as a reference to the musical Rent.
Sources[]
less than unexian: six · twelve · thirsy · foursy · fifsy · nif · tarumba
-exians: unexian · biexian · triexian · quadexian · pentexian · unnilexian · ununexian · umbiexian · untriexian · unquadexian · umpentexian · binilexian
extended -exians: biunexian · bibiexian · bitriexian · biquadexian · bipentexian · trinilexian · quadanilexian · pentanilexian · unnilnilexian
-eciams: uneciam · bieciam · trieciam · quadeciam · penteciam · unnileciam · ununeciam · umbieciam · untrieciam · unquadeciam · umpenteciam · unainekayisasnabiniboniboeciam
Other systems by jan Misali: Chronary system · Misalian decadozenal system · Misalian base-naming system