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That's the way time is written in some parts of the world.

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Q: Why is a colon used to separate hours and minutes on a digital clock?
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What separates the hours from minutes on a digital clock?

A colon.


Why is there a colon between the two numbers on a digital clock?

Why not? It separates hours from minutes. Would you prefer asterisks or what?


Ignoring the colon in a digital clock which two times that are palindromes are closest to each other?

9:59 and 10:01 are separated by only 2 minutes.


What is used to separate the minutes and hours?

A colon.


What are the two dots on a digital clock face called?

The : symbol is called a colon.


What punctuation mark is used to separate minutes from hours when used in statements of time?

The colon ":" is used to separate minutes from hours when used in statements of time.


What mark sperates the hour and the minutes when one is writing down time?

Two dots separate the hour and minutes and it is also called a colon. colon


What mark separates the hour when one is writing down time?

The colon (:) is used to separate the hour from the minutes when writing down time. For example, 3:30 indicates 3 hours and 30 minutes.


What is a colon in writing terms?

A colon in writing is a punctuation mark (:) used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation. It is also used to separate hours from minutes in time notation.


A colon may be used in which of the following situations?

A colon may be used to introduce a list, to separate hours and minutes in time expressions, and to indicate a formal statement or quotation.


Why does the colon of an alarm clock flash?

Because digital clocks don't have second hands, the flashing colons imitate it instead. Count how many there are in 1 minute, you should get 60.


How do you set the clock for a 1995 Pontiac Grand Am?

My 95 truck then you press and hold the hour button. Then when the Colon between the hours and minutes flashes you can press the hour or minutes to add 1 to whichever column