It is the abbreviaton for circa, which means about or approximately. It can also be abbreviated c.
CA Storage means Controlled Atmosphere Storage
No. The symbol for the word circa is merely an abbreviation; the lowercase letter "c", followed by a dot, like this: c. 1700 Also acceptable is the abbreviation "ca."
There is no account as to who was the person to first discover the emerald. These gemstones date back to before 1650 BC. They are traced to the upper Egypt region.
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BP when placed before or after a number the P means years before the present. There is some trouble in using BP in the present year as it is not understood.
circa - around (roughly)
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Often dates will be preceded with a "c." or a "ca." These are abbreviations of the Latin word "circa" which means around, or approximately. We use this before a date to indicate that we do not know exactly when something happened, so c. 400 B.C.E. means approximately 400 years Before the Common Era.
When used with dates, ca means circa, which means around or about the date. Example: ca 1877 means around or about 1877. Sometimes just the letter c is used.
ca is an abbreviation for the Latin word circa, meaning around, or approximately.So, the date is approximately 251 CE.Notice that ca is in italics, and not capitalised; this indicates it represents a foreign word.
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When used with dates, ca means circa, which means around or about the date. Example: ca 1877 means around or about 1877. Sometimes just the letter c is used.
The letters BP after a date stand for "Before Present." This term is typically used in archaeological or historical contexts to denote time periods before the year AD 1950.
ca 1550 BCE means 'circa 1550 Before Common Era.' Circa means 'around' and Before Common Era is another way to say 'Before Christ (BC)'
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Before certain date. For example consider the certain date as 5/10/2013, 60 days before 5/10/2013.