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A minute of arc is π/10800 of a radian. A second of arc, arcsecond (arcsec), or arc second, denoted by the symbol ″, [ 2 ] is 1/60 of an arcminute, 1/3600 of a degree, [ 1 ]1/1296000 of a turn, and π/648000 (about 1/206264.8) of a radian. These units originated in Babylonian astronomy as sexagesimal (base ...
The Clock was moved to 150 seconds (2 minutes, 30 seconds) in 2017, then forward to 2 minutes to midnight in January 2018, and left unchanged in 2019. [5] In January 2020, it was moved forward to 100 seconds (1 minute, 40 seconds) before midnight. [ 6 ]
One hundredth of a second. decisecond: 10 −1 s: One tenth of a second. second: 1 s: SI base unit for time. decasecond: 10 s: Ten seconds (one sixth of a minute) minute: 60 s: hectosecond: 100 s: milliday: 1/1000 d: Also marketed as a ".beat" by the Swatch corporation. moment: 1/40 solar hour (90 s on average)
The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as 1 ⁄ 86400 of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds each (24 × 60 × 60 = 86400).
These subdivisions were denoted by writing the Roman numeral for the number of sixtieths in superscript: 1 I for a "prime" (minute of arc), 1 II for a second, 1 III for a third, 1 IV for a fourth, etc. [13] Hence, the modern symbols for the minute and second of arc, and the word "second" also refer to this system. [14]
A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. [2] [3] [4] Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute ( 1 / 60 of a degree) of latitude at the equator, so that Earth's polar circumference is very near to 21,600 nautical miles (that is 60 minutes × 360 degrees).
Counts per minute (abbreviated to cpm) is a measure of the detection rate of ionization events per minute. Counts are only manifested in the reading of the measuring instrument, and are not an absolute measure of the strength of the source of radiation. Whilst an instrument will display a rate of cpm, it does not have to detect counts for one ...
Attorney General Merrick Garland says the DOJ will cooperate with Florida in its independent investigation of an alleged assassination attempt on former President Trump.