time zones

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Scope note
Regions within which a common standard time is used; in the modern era, refers to 24 divisions of the earth's surface, with boundaries which are fixed by international agreement and which coincide for the most part with lines of longitude spaced 15 degrees apart.
time zones
Accepted term: 06-May-2024