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There is no 12 am. There’s 12 noon and 12 midnight. But no 12 am or pm.
by wodenokoto 4y ago
There is no 12 am. There’s 12 noon and 12 midnight. But no 12 am or pm.
- colejohnson66 4y agoNot true. They exist, but can be confusing to some people. Because 12:01 AM is just past midnight (and 12:01 PM just past noon), 12:00 AM is midnight and 12:00 PM is noon.
- charcircuit 4y agoYes true. Midnight is not AM nor PM because it's neither ante meridiem nor post meridiem. Noon has the same issue.
- colejohnson66 4y agoYou're technically correct. Strictly speaking, yes, noon and midnight are not afternoon or after-midnight. However, that's what your digital clock will show. At 12:00:00 noon, it will say PM.
- charcircuit 4y agoDigital clocks update at a frequency and are not continuous. The chance that an update happens at exactly noon or midnight is 0%. This is why AM and PM are always shown on a digital clock.
- Dylan16807 4y agoAnd that's how real life works too. The instant that is nether AM nor PM never physically exists. As the clock hits 12, it's already past.