How many years are there in a decade?

[Abby26]

5 that is why floyd won

[Fists_of_Fury]

Why am I not surprised we needed to rehash this subject

[CHOWWOKKA]

We are fortunate the decade doesnt start in 2009. Adrien Broner would have been a lock.

[Bob Haymon]

We are looking for clarity.

To clarify, was 2009 in the last decade?

If the calendar started at year 1 then yes it would have been in the last decade. Last decade would be 2001-2010, current decade is 2011-2020, next decade would start in 2021.

[IronDanHamza]

If the calendar started at year 1 then yes it would have been in the last decade. Last decade would be 2001-2010, current decade is 2011-2020, next decade would start in 2021.

Well firstly that isn't how modern history looks at decades. But that's a moot point anyway.

The poster claimed that wins in 2009 and 2019 should go toward the last decade despite those wins being over 10 years apart.

So how can the entirety of 2009 and 2019 be in the same decade when they are 11 years apart?

That's the point here. Not when the decade starts.

[BoomBapTrap]

2000-2009
2010-2019
2020-2029

R u morons that dumb?

[Articulateboxin]

This is actually a much more interesting question than people seem to realise. I actually have no idea what the rule is but there isn't a sure logic path to either way of doing it.

Because the period from 2010-2019 is 10 years you idiot

Count the years;

2009 - 1
2010 - 2
2011 - 3
2012 - 4
2013 - 5
2014 - 6
2015 - 7
2016 - 8
2017 - 9
2018 - 10
2019 - 11

Now count these years;

2010 - 1
2011 - 2
2012 - 3
2013 - 4
2014 - 5
2015 - 6
2016 - 7
2017 - 8
2018 - 9
2019 - 10

Which one equals to 10? I have put the numbers by the side to make it easier.

You need to remember that we didn't start from year 0 in the Gregorian calender. It went BC 1 to AD 1. So the very first year was 1, so to reach the first decade the count has to reach 10. You are including the year 10, into the next decade.

Year 1 = 1
Year 2 = 2
etc
Year 9 = 9
Year 10 = 10

End of Decade

Year 11 = 1
Year 12 = 2
etc
Year 19 = 9
Year 20 = 10

End of Decade

So the year 2010, should be included in the decade of 2001-2010

[Eff Pandas]

Only on NSB would this be a debatable topic lol. This sh^t is like the flat Earth debate for boxing fans.

Feel like a MIT graduate up in this forum sometimes.

[Eff Pandas]

This is actually a much more interesting question than people seem to realise.

Its not. Theres either 10 years in a decade or you suck at definitions cuz the definition of a decade is 10 f#cking years. This ain't THAT complicated of a concept.

[Articulateboxin]

Its not. Theres either 10 years in a decade or you suck at definitions cuz the definition of a decade is 10 f#cking years. This ain't THAT complicated of a concept.

The contention isn't the number of years, it's at what point do you start counting. By the calendar year, our decade should not end until 31/12/2020 as we didn't start until 2011. This is the point I very clearly made in my example that you cut out. If you have a different theory, share it or stop being so damned obtuse