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Fix the TimeSpan comment about internal representation. #78364

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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/TimeSpan.cs
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Expand Up @@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ namespace System
// TimeSpan represents a duration of time. A TimeSpan can be negative
// or positive.
//
// TimeSpan is internally represented as a number of milliseconds. While
// this maps well into units of time such as hours and days, any
// periods longer than that aren't representable in a nice fashion.
// TimeSpan is internally represented as a number of ticks. A tick is equal
// to 100 nanoseconds. While this maps well into units of time such as hours
// and days, any periods longer than that aren't representable in a nice fashion.
// For instance, a month can be between 28 and 31 days, while a year
// can contain 365 or 364 days. A decade can have between 1 and 3 leapyears,
// can contain 365 or 366 days. A decade can have between 1 and 3 leapyears,
// depending on when you map the TimeSpan into the calendar. This is why
// we do not provide Years() or Months().
//
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