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Not 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
by colejohnson66 4y ago
Not 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.