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A day corresponds to an actual rotation of the Earth, i.e., a day-night cycle. A year corresponds to an actual revolution of the Earth about the Sun, i.e., sea
by Turing_Machine 6y ago
A day corresponds to an actual rotation of the Earth, i.e., a day-night cycle.
A year corresponds to an actual revolution of the Earth about the Sun, i.e., seasons.
A week corresponds to...nothing. Four of them are a (very) rough estimate of the phases of the moon, but that's not something that really matters to anyone other than sailors nowadays.