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  1. man-monthnoun

    One person's working time for a month, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.

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  1. man-month

    A man-hour (sometimes referred to as person-hour) is the amount of work performed by the average worker in one hour. It is used for estimation of the total amount of uninterrupted labor required to perform a task. For example, researching and writing a college paper might require eighty man-hours, while preparing a family banquet from scratch might require ten man-hours. Man-hours exclude the breaks that people generally require from work, e.g. for rest, eating, and other bodily functions. They count only pure labor. Managers count the man-hours and add break time to estimate the amount of time a task will actually take to complete. Thus, while one college course's written paper might require twenty man-hours to carry out, it almost certainly will not get done in twenty consecutive hours. Its progress will be interrupted by work for other courses, meals, sleep, and other human necessities.

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  1. man-month

    Man-month is a metric used in project management to estimate the amount of work to be done by a team or individual over the course of a month. It represents the effort or productivity of one person working for one month, regardless of the number of people involved in the project. It is often used to estimate project duration, resources required, and overall project cost.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of man-month in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of man-month in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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