Century

A century is defined as a period of 100 years, especially when reckoned from the traditional birth of Jesus Christ. Centuries have different usage to when it begins or ends, but all centuries generally run from **00-**99.

Beginning and Ending
There are 2 views to when a century begins and ends.

Viewpoint 1: (**01-**00)
This viewpoint is generally incorrect. A century begins with any year ending in 01 and ends with a year ending in 00. It's not wrong to point out that a century ends whenever it does (For example 1901-2000 can be a century, but there is no official name for it). This viewpoint is rather opinionated rather than complying with facts.

Viewpoint 2: (**00-**99)
This viewpoint is generally correct. A century begins with years ending in "00" (i.e. 1600. 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, etc.) and end with "99" (i.e. 1699, 1799, 1899, 1999, 2099, etc.) This is because when starting with birth or starting, 0 is the first number used to describe the present times. According to mathematicans, in order for something to be a year old, it must past 12 months. Technically beginning with the year one, is an error. You can't skip a number.