The way a person's age is calculated can vary across different cultures. This age calculator follows the most widely used system, where a person's age increases on their birthday. For instance, someone who has lived for 3 years and 11 months is considered 3 years old, and their age will increase to 4 on their next birthday, which is one month later. This system is commonly used in most Western countries. However, cultural differences can lead to alternative methods of calculating age. In some cultures, age is determined by counting the number of years, either including or excluding the current year. For example, a person who is 20 years old might be considered the same age as someone who is in their 21st year of life. In traditional Chinese age systems, a person is born at age 1, and their age increases at the Traditional Chinese New Year rather than on their birthday. For instance, if a baby is born one day before the Traditional Chinese New Year, they will be considered 2 years old just two days later, even though they have only been alive for two days. Additionally, calculating age in terms of months and days can sometimes lead to confusion, particularly when the starting date falls at the end of a month. For example, the period from February 20 to March 20 is typically counted as one month. However, calculating the age from February 28, 2022, to March 31, 2022, can be done in two ways: 1. If February 28 to March 28 is considered one month, the result is one month and 3 days. 2. If both February 28 and March 31 are treated as the end of their respective months, the result is simply one month. Both methods are reasonable, but the uneven number of days in different months can cause ambiguity. Similar situations arise with dates like April 30 to May 31 or May 30 to June 30. For this calculator, we use the first method, counting from the starting date to the same date in the following month.
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