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proleptic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for proleptic.

Editorial note

Libraries usually implement proleptic calendars, including Temporal[1], which specifically do not account for shifts like this.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Something that predicts or implies the future or outcome.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of proleptic gathered in one view.

noun

Something that predicts or implies the future or outcome.

noun

Information about the outcome of a story placed near the beginning.

noun

The placement of an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for proleptic.

noun

Something that predicts or implies the future or outcome.

noun

Information about the outcome of a story placed near the beginning.

noun

The placement of an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.

noun

An instance of prolepsis;

Example sentences

1

Libraries usually implement proleptic calendars, including Temporal[1], which specifically do not account for shifts like this.

2

The python version is using proleptic Gregorian and the cal version is using the historical calendar rules for a particular locale.

3

Your system could use the proper Gregorian calendar and a system you're communicating with could be using the proleptic Gregorian calendar.

4

Nothing requires this and the proleptic Gregorian calendar would have made more sense.

5

ISO 8601 clearly states that its year number is for the proleptic Gregorian calendar, so it infinitely extrapolates back to the negative infinity.

6

Bonus points for mentioning the proleptic Gregorian calendar in context.) 0.

7

I don’t know why ISO 8601 doesn’t just mandate proleptic Gregorian with astronomical year numbering.

8

The GP said the proleptic Gregorian calendar, so they are correct.

9

To get anything done, I feel like the general programmer[1] is allowed to assume, at a bare minimum, a Proleptic Gregorian calendar.

10

Internally, SQLite uses milliseconds since the Julian day epoch stored as an 64-bit integer for date math, and uses the proleptic gregorian calendar (no leap seconds).

11

Go back to the start of the article, and you'll find that using the proleptic Gregorian calendar with astronomical year numbering is a premise for the algorithm.

12

There’s really only two choices: proleptic Gregorian, or Julian.

Quote examples

1

I assume they just use the Gregorian calendar throughout - roughly what is called "proleptic Gregorian" [1], although since the Gregorian calendar started on 15 October 1582, which is before 1601, it's not really proleptic.

2

Like in machining, there's a long history of measuring everything in "thou" (micro-inch sounds proleptic to me, and you'll see "mil" used in the EDA space).

3

[2], if I read it correctly, includes a table of when scholars _think_ people inserted leap years.) Once you go with "Proleptic Gregorian calendar", I think points such as > Months have either 28, 29, 30, or 31 days.

Proper noun examples

1

Agree with everything you've said, but keep in mind non-Proleptic can still be found.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use proleptic in a sentence?

Libraries usually implement proleptic calendars, including Temporal[1], which specifically do not account for shifts like this.

What does proleptic mean?

Something that predicts or implies the future or outcome.

What part of speech is proleptic?

proleptic is commonly used as noun.