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  2. Unit of time - Wikipedia

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    10 nanoseconds, also a casual term for a short period of time. microsecond: 10 −6 s: One millionth of a second. Symbol is μs millisecond: 10 −3 s: One thousandth of a second. Shortest time unit used on stopwatches. jiffy (electronics) ~ 10 −3 s: Used to measure the time between alternating power cycles. Also a casual term for a short ...

  3. Metric time - Wikipedia

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    Metric time is the measure of time intervals using the metric system. The modern SI system defines the second as the base unit of time, and forms multiples and submultiples with metric prefixes such as kiloseconds and milliseconds. Other units of time – minute, hour, and day – are accepted for use with SI, but are not part of it

  4. Non-numerical words for quantities - Wikipedia

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    The achievement of, a generally positive feat, three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three [6] Several: 3+ Three or more but not many. Small gross: 120 Ten dozen (10x12) [7] Great hundred: 120 Ten dozen (10x12) or six score (6x20), also known as long-hundred or twelfty [8] [9] None: 0 Zero Lakh: 100,000

  5. Tennis scoring system - Wikipedia

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    To make the score stay within the 60 ticks on the clock face, the 45 was changed to 40. Therefore, if both players had 40, the first player to score would receive ten, and that would move the clock to 50. If that player scored a second time in a row, they would be awarded another ten and the clock would move to 60, signifying the end of the game.

  6. Away goals rule - Wikipedia

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    In the second leg, the final score goes as follows: Second leg, after 90 minutes: Team B (Home) 1–0 Team A (Away). Second leg, after extra time: Team B (Home) 2–1 Team A (Away). In this example, the aggregate score is 1–1 after 90 minutes in the second leg and neither team has scored an away goal, the match goes into extra time. The score ...

  7. Minute (basketball) - Wikipedia

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    A minute is a unit of time in a basketball game. Technically, just a minimum of one second in silo (1-59) would count as one minute of playing time. For example, there are forty-eight minutes in each NBA basketball game, excluding overtime. As five people from one team will be on the court at any given time, a total of 240 minutes can be ...

  8. Playing time (cricket) - Wikipedia

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    An agreed minimum number of overs (usually 15 in Test match cricket and 20 in other first-class cricket games) is bowled. The last hour therefore lasts either for the longer of 60 minutes, or the time it takes to bowl the agreed minimum number of overs. This rule is there to prevent time wasting by a team that looks likely to lose a game.

  9. Minute - Wikipedia

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    Minute is a unit of time defined as equal to 60 seconds. [1] One hour contains 60 minutes. [2] Although not a unit in the International System of Units (SI), the minute is accepted for use in the SI. [1] The SI symbol for minutes is min (without a dot). The prime symbol ′ is also sometimes used informally to denote minutes. [3]