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Sign in to saveThe present is the period of time that is occurring right now. The present is in contrast to the past, the period of time that has already occurred; and the future, the period of time that has yet to occur.
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The present is the period of time that is happening right now, as opposed to the past (which has already happened) or the future (which hasn't happened yet). It matters because it's the only moment in which we can actually experience and act on the world around us.
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- Historiography
- Philosophy and religion
- Philosophy of time
- In Buddhism
- Christianity and eternity
- Physical science
- Special relativity
- Cosmology
- Archaeology, geology, etc.
- Grammar
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The present is the period of time that is occurring right now. The present is in contrast to the past, the period of time that has already occurred; and the future, the period of time that has yet to occur.
It is sometimes represented as a hyperplane in space-time, typically called "now", although modern physics demonstrates that such a hyperplane cannot be defined uniquely for observers in relative motion. The present may also be viewed as a duration.