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What is a Minute?

Time Unit

Definition

A minute is a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60 of an hour.

Popular Minute Conversions

Most common conversions from Minutes

1 min = 60 s Minute to Seconds 1 min = 60,000 ms Minute to Milliseconds 1 min = 60,000,000 μs Minute to Microseconds 1 min = 60,000,000,000 ns Minute to Nanoseconds 1 min = 0.016667 h Minute to Hours 1 min = 0.0006944444 d Minute to Days

History

The minute comes from the Latin 'pars minuta prima' meaning 'first small part'. The 60-second division originated from ancient Babylonian mathematics.

Common Uses

  • Everyday time measurement
  • Cooking and baking
  • Sports timing
  • Travel duration

Fun Facts

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The average person takes about 12-20 breaths per minute

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A minute of arc is 1/60 of a degree

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The heart beats about 60-100 times per minute

All Minute Conversions

Minutes to Seconds min → s Minutes to Milliseconds min → ms Minutes to Microseconds min → μs Minutes to Nanoseconds min → ns Minutes to Hours min → h Minutes to Days min → d Minutes to Weeks min → wk Minutes to Months min → mo Minutes to Years min → yr

Related Units

s Second h Hour d Day ms Millisecond