Biblical Scope

[Grant Barrett]

On 8/9/02 12:09, "James A. Landau" <JJJRLandau at AOL.COM> wrote:

> In a message dated 8/9/02 11:46:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> gbarrett at WORLDNEWYORK.ORG writes:
>
>> I was interested to see "biblical scope" being used on a National Oceanic
>>  and Atmospheric Administration page (until I saw that it was reprinted from
>>  the Annals of Improble Research), and to be defined there as a period of 40
>>  years. Is this a common term in research involving long-term data?
>
> Yes, there is, and it was discussed on ADS-L recently.  The term is "secular".

Well, that's a nice answer to a question that wasn't asked. But is it common
for researchers to use "biblical scope" when referring to a 40-year period?