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@@ -126,13 +126,14 @@ this argument. =head2 TIME REPRESENTATION Libev represents time as a single floating point number, representing -the (fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (somewhere -near the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't ask). This -type is called C<ev_tstamp>, which is what you should use too. It usually -aliases to the C<double> type in C. When you need to do any calculations -on it, you should treat it as some floating point value. Unlike the name -component C<stamp> might indicate, it is also used for time differences -throughout libev. +the (fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (in practise +somewhere near the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't +ask). This type is called C<ev_tstamp>, which is what you should use +too. It usually aliases to the C<double> type in C. When you need to do +any calculations on it, you should treat it as some floating point value. + +Unlike the name component C<stamp> might indicate, it is also used for +time differences (e.g. delays) throughout libev. =head1 ERROR HANDLING |