# Time Structures

A few categorizations of time structures are as follows:

* **Sequential vs. Cyclic**\
  Sequential: Jan 1, ...., Dec 31\
  Cyclic: days of the week, months of a year
* **Hierarchical/Multiple Resolutions**  \
  Ex. years $$\rightarrow$$ months $$\rightarrow$$ weeks $$\rightarrow$$ days and so on\
  This allows us to aggregate/disaggregate time at different resolutions\
  It also allows us to visualize different levels of detail


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