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21st century

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1. 21st century

   The 21st (twenty-first) century is the current century in the Anno Domini era or Common Era, under the Gregorian calendar. It began on 1 January 2001 (MMI) and will end on 31 December 2100 (MMC).Marking the beginning of the 21st century was the rise of a global economy and Third World consumerism, deepening global concern over terrorism after 11 September 2001, terrorist attacks and increased private enterprise. The NATO interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq of the early 2000s and overthrowing several regimes during the Arab Spring of the early 2010s led to mixed outcomes in the Arab world, resulting in several civil wars and political instability. The United States has remained the global superpower, while China and Russia are now considered emerging superpowers. In 2017, 49.3% of the world's population lived in "some form of democracy", though only 4.5% lived in "full democracies". The United Nations estimates that by 2050 two thirds of the world's population will be urbanized; an inverse of a century ago when less than one-third lived in cities. The European Union was greatly expanded in the 21st century, adding 13 member states, but the United Kingdom withdrew. Most European Union member states introduced a common currency, the Euro. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was also greatly expanded in the 21st century, adding 11 member states. The world economy has expanded at high rates from $42.29tr in 2000 to $94.10tr in 2021, although many economies rose at greater levels, some gradually contracted, including Japan (see: Lost Decades). Effects of global warming and rising sea levels exacerbated the ecological crises, with eight islands disappearing between 2007 and 2014.In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic began to rapidly spread worldwide, killing over 6 million people around the globe and causing severe global economic disruption, including the largest global recession since the Great Depression. With the sudden proliferation of Internet accessible mobile devices beginning in the early 2010s, more than half of the world's population obtained access to the Internet by 2018. After the success of the Human Genome Project, DNA sequencing services became available and affordable.

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1. 21st century

   The 21st century refers to the period of time that started on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 2100. It is the current century in the Gregorian calendar, following the 20th century, and is characterized by significant advancements in technology, science, globalization, and various societal changes in different aspects including politics, culture, and economy.

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1. 21st century

   The 21st century is the current century of the Anno Domini era or the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It began on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 2100. It is the first century of the 3rd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 2000s, which began on January 1, 2000 and will end on December 31, 2099.

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1. 21st century

   It is defined as the era we are in now, a time of freedom and technological advancement.

   We are in the 21st century and the first ones to experience a whole new digital world.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on February 21, 2019  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of 21st century in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of 21st century in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of 21st century in a Sentence

1. Ben Robinson:

   I am looking for The Original Series, with a 21st century budget, if they can combine sophisticated stories with beautiful special effects and the 1960s' Right Stuff' energetic storytelling, then I'm going to be over the moon.

2. Alvin Toffler:

   The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.

3. Emily Tuttle:

   I think that that's what sexual assault also looks like in the 21st century, with phones, like, no, physically, someone's not touching you and doing something, but they're taking your physical body and doing whatever they want to it, or with it.

4. Jeb Bush:

   Instead of saying, 'the dog ate my homework, it's someone else's fault,' once it became clear, he's taking the lead now, it does point out that we have a 20th century regulatory system on a 21st century world. Someone needs to change how we go about Washington's role in this so there's more accountability and more transparency.

5. President Barack Obama on Saturday:

   As we speak, China is trying to write the rules for trade in the 21st century, we can’t let that happen. We should write those rules.

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