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May 29, 2014 at 13:36 answer added Neil W timeline score: 0
Apr 29, 2014 at 8:05 comment added Jeffrey Kemp "athletes must be of X age by 31 Dec" would normally be understood to mean they must have had their Xth birthday sometime this year. This is similar to the way some countries/states organise children attending school - e.g. Grade 1 is for children who turn 5 sometime during the calendar year.
Apr 29, 2014 at 7:27 comment added msam @oerkelens this is often used in age categories for sports competitions and it is often worded on the lines of: "athletes must be of X age by the end of the year/31 December"; but I don't know of a specific word that exactly describes the practice.
Apr 29, 2014 at 7:08 answer added Jeffrey Kemp timeline score: 1
Apr 29, 2014 at 4:18 comment added JLG I think it is an approximate age vs. an exact age.
Apr 28, 2014 at 21:53 comment added oerkelens I don't know if it is commonly used, but I would call it confusing :)
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