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| - This term may be used both to refer to a math which opens its doors every hundred years, or to a member of such a math. While it is possible for an Avout who joins a Centenarian math near Apert to live long enough to see the gates open a second time, most Avout will see one Apert and some may not live long enough, or at the right time, to see even one. "Hundreder" is a slang term for an Avout belonging to a Centenarian math.
- A centenarian is a person who lives to or beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average global life expectancies are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. A supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Even rarer is a person who has lived to age 115 – as of March 2013, there are only 30 people in recorded history who have indisputably reached this age, of whom only Jiroemon Kimura and Misawo Okawa are still currently living. In 2012, the United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide.
- A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. The term is associated with longevity, because average life expectancies across the world are far from 100. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only achieved by one in a thousand centenarians. The Caribbean island of Barbados however has the second-highest occurrence of centenarians in the world.
- Centenarian is a Human term used for an individual that has lived to or beyond 100 years of age. A super-centenarian refers to an individual who has lived past 110 years of age. Prior to first contact with the Vulcans in 2063, it was rare for humans to live to even 100 years of age, much less past that. Only about one in six thousand humans made it to the age of 100, and only about one in seven million humans lived to or past the age of 110. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact)
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| - Centenarian is a Human term used for an individual that has lived to or beyond 100 years of age. A super-centenarian refers to an individual who has lived past 110 years of age. Prior to first contact with the Vulcans in 2063, it was rare for humans to live to even 100 years of age, much less past that. Only about one in six thousand humans made it to the age of 100, and only about one in seven million humans lived to or past the age of 110. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact) Following first contact, as conditions improved on Earth, humans began to live longer. Famed early Starfleet captain and former United Federation of Planets President Jonathan Archer lived to the age of 132 before dying on 5 July 2245. (ENT episode: "In a Mirror, Darkly") By the 24th century, it had become much more common for humans to live a century or more. Many Starfleet officers remained on active duty well past their 100th birthdays. Such officers included Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Elias Vaughn, Pavel Chekov, Leonard McCoy and Leonard James Akaar. The Federation official Nilz Baris also lived well past the age of 100, and was still alive in the 2370s. April Wade of the University of Nairobi was over a hundred in 2371. (TLE novel: Catalyst of Sorrows, TNG episode: "Encounter at Farpoint", ST novel: The Return, DS9 short story: "Dorian's Diary", DS9 novel: Avatar, Book One, DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Twilight, DS9 episode: "Prophet Motive")
- This term may be used both to refer to a math which opens its doors every hundred years, or to a member of such a math. While it is possible for an Avout who joins a Centenarian math near Apert to live long enough to see the gates open a second time, most Avout will see one Apert and some may not live long enough, or at the right time, to see even one. "Hundreder" is a slang term for an Avout belonging to a Centenarian math.
- A centenarian is a person who lives to or beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average global life expectancies are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. A supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Even rarer is a person who has lived to age 115 – as of March 2013, there are only 30 people in recorded history who have indisputably reached this age, of whom only Jiroemon Kimura and Misawo Okawa are still currently living. In 2012, the United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide.
- A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. The term is associated with longevity, because average life expectancies across the world are far from 100. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only achieved by one in a thousand centenarians. The United States currently has the greatest number of centenarians in the world, numbering over 55,000 in the year 2005. The U.S. number is partly a function of America's large population in 1890-1905, and an increased emphasis on LTC facilities. Japan is second, with 30,000. Many experts attribute this (and Japan's very high life expectancy) to the Japanese diet, which is particularly low in fats. Japanese centenarians receive a silver cup and a certificate from the Prime Minister of Japan upon their 100th birthday, honouring them for their longevity and prosperity in their lives. In Japan, 15 September is "National Respect for the Aged Day". Five times as many Okinawans live to be 100 than the rest of Japan. The Caribbean island of Barbados however has the second-highest occurrence of centenarians in the world. In the United States, centenarians traditionally receive a letter from the president upon reaching their 100th birthday, congratulating them for their longevity. NBC's The Today Show has also named them on air since 1983. In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms, the Queen sends greetings (formerly as a telegram) on the 100th birthday and on every birthday starting with the 105th. Centenarians born in Ireland receive a €2,540 "Centenarians' Bounty" and a letter from the President of Ireland, even if they are living abroad. Among Hindus, people who touch the feet of elders are often blessed with "May you live a hundred years". In Sweden, the traditional birthday song states, May he live to his 100th year. In Iran, the term May you live to be 120 years old is used for blessing someone. In Poland, Sto lat is a wish to live 100 years, is a traditional form of praise and good wishes; the Jewish tradition, however, is more ambitious, "May you live as long as Moses", or 120 years. Chinese emperors were hailed to live 10,000 years -- however, there is no confirmed evidence of any emperor living more than 250 years. In Italy, "100 of these days!" (cento di questi giorni) is an augury for birthdays, to live to celebrate 100 more birthdays.
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