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R: Converts a date to a decimal of its year.
decimal_dateR Documentation

Converts a date to a decimal of its year.

Description

Converts a date to a decimal of its year.

Usage

decimal_date(date)

Arguments

date

a POSIXt or Date object

Value

a numeric object where the date is expressed as a fraction of its year

Examples

date <- ymd("2009-02-10")
decimal_date(date)  # 2009.11

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