What Comes After a Decade? Understanding Decades and Centuries
Learn what follows a decade and how decades and centuries relate in measuring time.
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After a decade comes a century, which consists of 100 years. A decade comprises 10 years, so after ten decades, you reach a century. In chronological terms, following the completion of any decade, the next immediate unit of time is the eleventh year which marks the beginning of a new decade leading up to the century mark.
FAQs & Answers
- How many years are in a decade? A decade consists of 10 years.
- What comes after a decade? After a decade, the next significant time unit is a century, which is 100 years.
- How many decades make a century? Ten decades make up one century.