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Timestamp limitations
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-Since pandas represents timestamps in nanosecond resolution, the time span that
+The limits of timestamp representation depend on the chosen resolution. For
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+nanosecond resolution, the time span that
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can be represented using a 64-bit integer is limited to approximately 584 years:
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.. ipython:: python
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pd.Timestamp.min
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pd.Timestamp.max
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+When choosing second-resolution, the available range grows to ``+/- 2.9e11 years``.
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+Different resolutions can be converted to each other through ``as_unit``.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`timeseries.oob`
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