data:type:time:scalar:date

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A date is a moment at the day precision level in a calendar.

The date data type is a time data type.

It is is an ordered numeric that should not contain any time part

This is not always true, the date data type of oracle is for instance a datetime
A datetime contains a time part (Hour, Minute, Seconds, …)

Id

A date is a day in a calendar.

A day is uniquely identified in a calendar in a time zone

String

year-month-day

Time - Instant as a numeric -
- Such as epoch day: An incrementing count of days where day 0 is at 1970-01-01