The Preposterousness Of The Leap Year 4th March 2016 by Larry G. Maguire 2 Comments Before beginning any inquiry into the nature of time, it must be understood that time is not a thing in so far as that it exists in physical reality. Time is an abstract idea, much like the metric system of measurement, language or mathematics. LinkedInXEmailMoreWhatsAppTumblrPrintFacebookRedditPocketTelegramMastodon