“A decade is one generation.”
Usage Entry 1394 / 1605 60-second read
Decade vs. Generation
10 years versus the average gap between parent and child (~25–30 years).
The comparisoni
“A decade is 10 years — about a third of a generation. A GENERATION averages 25–30 years (parent to child).”
The ruleii
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DECADE = 10 yrs. GENERATION = ~25–30 yrs.
DECADE is a fixed unit: 10 years. GENERATION varies — historically the gap between a parent's birth and their child's birth, ~25–30 years on average. Demographically, "the millennial generation" spans ~16 years.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
A generation is 2-3 decades.