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   EEnnccooddee tthhee TTeerrmmiinnaall TTiimmeess ooff TTiimmee SSeerriieess

   DDeessccrriippttiioonn::

        Extract and encode the times the first and last obser-
        vations were taken. Provided only for compatibility
        with S version 2.

   UUssaaggee::

        start(x, ...)
        end(x, ...)

   AArrgguummeennttss::

          x: a univariate or multivariate time-series, or a
             vector or matrix.

        ...: extra arguments for future methods.

   DDeettaaiillss::

        These are generic functions, which will use the `tsp'
        attribute of `x' if it exists.  Their default methods
        decode the start time from the original time units, so
        that for a monthly series `1995.5' is represented as
        `c(1995, 7)'. For a series of frequency `f', time
        `n+i/f' is presented as `c(n, i+1)' (even for `i = 0'
        and `f = 1').

   WWaarrnniinngg::

        The representation used by `start' and `end' has no
        meaning unless the frequency is supplied.

   SSeeee AAllssoo::

        `ts', `time', `tsp'.

