... some may say it doesn't go far enough. I think* a 256 bit time_t would be capable of representing any measurable point in time, and then some. * seconds in creation (50 billion years): -- (86400*365.25*50000000000) Measurable Units of time (plank time) in a second -- 1/(3.3 x 10^-44) Measurable Units of time in creation (a*b) ~ 4.8 * 10^61 ln(4.8 * 10^61)/ln(2) == 205 ...

...extreme, although some may say it doesn't go far enough. I think* a 256 bit time_t would be capable of representing any measurable point in time, and then some. * seconds in creation (50 billion years): -- (86400*365.25*50000000000) Measurable Units of time (plank time) in a second -- 1/(3.3 x 10^-44) Measurable Units of time in creation (a*b) ~ 4.8 * 10^61 ln(4.8 * 10^61)/ln(2) == 205 ...