What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Ybp vs Bp - What's the difference?

ybp | bp |

As initialisms the difference between ybp and bp

is that ybp is abbreviation for years before present while BP is abbreviation for British Petroleum.

As a noun Bp is

contraction of bishop|nodot=yes when used titularly.

ybp

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • Abbreviation for years before present .
  • * 2004 Wikipedia article on
    • During glacial times, a stretch of level plain joined Australia with New Guinea and enabled humans to walk into Australia. That plain flooded to form the Gulf of Carpentaria, between ca 12,000 and 10,000 ybp.

    Usage notes

    This is a year designation alternative to the widely-used but Christian-oriented BC and AD and their secular equivalents BCE and CE. Used in historical sciences (e.g., archaeology, geology, paleontology), especially when the exact number of years is unknown (i.e., precision and current year are not significant)

    Alternative forms

    * yBP * ybp

    Derived terms

    * myBP: million years before present * C14YBP: Carbon-14 years before present (radiological dating)

    bp

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Abbreviation for .
  • (pharmacy) Abbreviation for .
  • Abbreviation for blood pressure .
  • Abbreviation for boiling point .
  • Abbreviation for before present .
  • Abbreviation for bipolar .
  • (biochemistry) Abbreviation for base pair .
  • Abbreviation for Brazilian Portuguese .

    • See also

    * YBP (5)

    Anagrams

    * ----