Singlecentury
Singlecentury refers to a conceptual framework in which data, artifacts, or events are organized around a single century, conventionally a period of 100 consecutive years. The focus is on a fixed temporal boundary that makes cross-comparisons within the same century more straightforward and reduces heterogeneity introduced by longer or shorter spans.
Etymology and scope: The term is a compound coinage from single and century; not tied to a
Applications: In archives and libraries, singlecentury arrangements facilitate cataloging and retrieval. In data science and bibliometrics,
Limitations and considerations: The singlecentury approach can obscure longer-term patterns, cause artificial boundaries, and reflect the
See also: Century; Time period; Temporal dataset; Historical dataset.