Lifetime vs. Lifespan — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lifetime and Lifespan
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Lifetime
The period of time during which an individual is alive.
Lifespan
A lifetime.
Lifetime
The period of time during which property, an object, a process, or a phenomenon exists or functions.
Lifespan
The average or maximum length of time an organism, material, or object can be expected to survive or last.
Lifetime
Continuing for a lifetime; lifelong.
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Lifespan
The length of time for which an organism lives.
Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.
Lifetime
Occurring or measured over a person's active career
A lifetime batting average.
Lifespan
(by extension) The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.
Lifetime
The duration of the life of someone or something.
A project that will take many human lifetimes to complete
The operational lifetime of an aircraft component
Lifespan
The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death);
The battery had a short life
He lived a long and happy life
Lifetime
A long period of time.
I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.
Lifetime
The time that life continues.
Lifetime
The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death);
The battery had a short life
He lived a long and happy life
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