time · International · Modern
SI base unit of time. The caesium-133 hyperfine transition frequency is fixed exactly at 9,192,631,770 Hz.
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time · International · Mixed
minute
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- M281
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- Standardized
- Conversion mode
- multiplicative
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Definition
1 minute = exactly 60 s.
Reference value
One minute is equal to 60 seconds.
History & use
Minute is a non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI.
Modern use
Modern-use scope is context-dependent; the website should follow the record's current-status and regional/system labels rather than imply universal use.
Did you know?
SI prefixes are not normally combined with the accepted non-SI time units minute, hour, and day.
Sources & evidence
Related measurements
hour
htime · International · Mixed
1 hour = exactly 3600 s.
day
dtime · International · Mixed
1 day = exactly 86,400 s for unit-conversion purposes.
week
wktime · International · Mixed
1 week = 7 days = 604,800 s when used as a fixed duration.
shake
shaketime · International · Mixed
One shake = 10 nanoseconds = 10^-8 s.
informaltime · International · Mixed
Documented physics usage: light-travel time over 1 cm; other jiffy meanings exist.
approx.informaltime · International · Mixed
Planck time, 2022 CODATA: 5.391247(60)×10^-44 s.
approx.time · International · Mixed
Based on July 21–31, 2017 tenure; Scaramucci himself uses 11 days as the unit.
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