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What is a geologic time scale?

What is a geologic time scale? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.
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Yes, it has a season that is best measured by the geologic time scale.
The geologic time scale was developed during the 19th century, based on the evidence of biologic stratigraphy and faunal succession.
A geologic time scale combines absolute age determinations, in years, with relative age based on sequences of rock strata.
This concept of time-rock correlation is fundamental to this biblical geologic time scale and reflects the non-uniform effect of historical events on the geology of earth.
The geologic time scale was developed based on the relative ages of rock strata as determined by the early paleontologists and stratigraphers.
The first is a simplified depiction of the geologic time scale.

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