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Second (s)

The second (s or sec) is the SI base unit of time, defined by cesium-133 atomic transitions. Seconds measure pulse rate (60-100 per minute), athletic performance, cooking times, and countless daily activities. There are 60 seconds in a minute, 3,600 in an hour, 86,400 in a day.

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Conversion Factors

1 s 1000000000 ns
1 s 1000000 μs
1 s 1000 ms
1 s 0.0166666667 min
1 s 0.0002777778 h
1 s 1.1574074074e-5 d
1 s 1.6534391534e-6 wk
1 s 3.8026486208e-7 mo
1 s 3.1688738507e-8 yr
1 s 3.1688738507e-9 decade
1 s 3.1688738507e-10 century

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