Name: seconds

Type: function

Syntax: the [long] seconds 

Syntax: seconds()

Summary: <return|Returns> the number of seconds since the start of the <eon>.

Synonyms: sec,secs

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
the seconds -- might return 961694002

Example:
the long seconds -- might return 961694002.834503

Returns:
The <seconds> <function> <return|returns> a positive integer.
If the long seconds form is used, the <seconds> <function> <return|returns> a positive number with up to six digits after the <decimal point>.

Description:
Use the <seconds> <function> to time <event|events>. 

The <seconds> <function> <return|returns> the total number of seconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 GMT.

The long seconds form returns a value with a precision to a millionth of a second. However, this value is not normally accurate past the third decimal place because of processor delays.

References: wait (command), milliseconds (function), event (glossary), eon (glossary), return (glossary), decimal point (glossary), function (control_st)

Tags: math
