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In temporal databases, valid-time is the time period when an event happened or something was true in the real world, or more formally when a fact was valid in the modeled reality. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Valid timeA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Infant crying predicts real-time fluctuations in maternal mental health in ecologically valid home settings.Influential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Integrating Timing Considerations to Improve Testing PracticesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Putting time in perspective: A valid, reliable individual-differences metric.Cited 2,405 times
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Noun The time period during which a database fact is valid in the modeled reality.

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