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Originally posted by Turboface
Secondly, look up the term 'jiffy' elsewhere. It is 1/100th of a second.
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jiffy&r=67
American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language definition: A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Definition: a very short time; "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
Princeton University: The duration of one tick of the computer's system clock. Often one AC cycle time (1/60 second in the US and
Canada, 1/50 most other places), but more recently 1/100 sec
has become common.
2. Confusingly, the term is sometimes also used for a
1-millisecond wall time interval. Even more confusingly,
physicists semi-jokingly use "jiffy" to mean the time required
for light to travel one foot in a vacuum, which turns out to
be close to one *nanosecond*.
Mirriam Webster Definition: MOMENT, INSTANT <ready in a jiffy>
4 Dictionaries, none of which have a definition of 1/100 of a second...
Just pointing it out, I'm not trying to disqualify TheJimmy from winning or anything, I'm just saying in future contests you should pick questions which have a clear and precise answer.
WG