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Period of time that lasts for six months

The concept of semester is used in our language to indicate to that space or the period of time that has a duration of six months.

Division of the Gregorian calendar into two semesters

The Gregorian calendar, so named because it was promoted towards the end of the 16th century by Pope Gregory XIII, is a type of calendar that was born in the Europe of that time and that today is the one used practically all over the world to systematize, organize and divide the weather. Meanwhile, this calendar, made up of the twelve months available in a year, is usually divided into two semesters, that is, into two periods made up of six months each. The first semester begins with the new year and then runs from January to June, while the second semester runs from July to December.

Used at the behest of planning some tasks and activities

For some tasks or activities the duration of a year can be very long both for your realization As for the analysis of results, then, it is divided into semesters to make it shorter.

The semester division is widely used at the request of the planning tasks and activities, either on a personal level, as well as in other orders, such as the labor, educational, of administration of a company, among others.

There's a lot institutions educational courses that teach training about a subject that they usually organize with a semester duration, so then, they will last a period of six months. Those who want to register once started will have to wait until the next semester.

Individuals and companies organize activities and evaluate commercial performances in semesters

Also people organize some personal activities such as diets, routines of exercises, among others, in periods of six months, in order to give continuity to them and achieve Benefits.

In the plane business, commercial, also, it is very common to find the concept of semester, since it is usually uses this period of time, once fulfilled, to evaluate the result of the sales achieved and thus decide if the semester was good or bad in sales, if they increased or decreased, respectively.

The balance sheets of the companies are also usually made in semesters and in this way it is possible to compare how the commercial activity turned out in the first part of the year with respect to the second.