Definition:Activity/Duration

Definition

The duration of an activity is the length of time it takes to perform the activity.

That is, the duration of an activity is its end time minus its start time.

Also known as

The duration of an activity can also be referred to informally as its length.

Also see

• Definition:Start Time of Activity
• Definition:End Time of Activity

• Results about activities can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): critical path analysis (CPA)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): critical path analysis (CPA)