Minute

Minute
Minute
	An analogue clock showing one minute after twelve
General information
Unit system	Non-SI units accepted for use with the SI
Unit of	time
Symbol	min
Conversions
1 min in ...	... is equal to ...
SI units	60 s
Non-SI units	⁠1/60⁠ h

A minute is a unit of time defined as equal to 60 seconds.^[1] It is not a unit in the International System of Units (SI), but is accepted for use with SI.^[1] The SI symbol for minutes is min (without a dot). The prime symbol ′ is also sometimes used informally to denote minutes.^[2]

In the UTC time standard, a minute on rare occasions has 61 seconds, a consequence of leap seconds; there is also a provision to insert a negative leap second, which would result in a 59-second minute, but this has never happened in more than 40 years under this system.

^ ^a ^b "Non-SI units accepted for use with the SI, and units based on fundamental constants" (PDF). Bureau International de Poids et Mesures. pp. 145–146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2020.
^ Nelson, D. (2008). "Prime symbol (accent)". The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0141920870.

[SI-1] "Non-SI units accepted for use with the SI, and units based on fundamental constants" (PDF). Bureau International de Poids et Mesures. pp. 145–146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2020.

[2] Nelson, D. (2008). "Prime symbol (accent)". The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0141920870.

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