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Summary
second is a SI base unit[1]. second draws 16,251 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #4 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- second's instance of is recorded as SI base unit[3].
- second's instance of is recorded as unit of time[4].
- second's instance of is recorded as UCUM base unit[5].
- second's instance of is recorded as SI unit with special name[6].
- second's measured physical quantity is recorded as duration[7].
- second's measured physical quantity is recorded as specific impulse by weight[8].
- second's measured physical quantity is recorded as half-life[9].
- second's measured physical quantity is recorded as reactor time constant[10].
- second is a type of time interval[11].
- second is part of minute[12].
- second is part of centimeter–gram–second system of units[13].
- second is part of MKS system of units[14].
- second's Commons category is recorded as Second[15].
- second's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Second[16].
- second's Commons gallery is recorded as Second[17].
- second's numeric value is recorded as {'amount': '+9192631770'}[18].
- second's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[19].
- second's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C42535[20].
- second's short name is recorded as sek.[21].
- second's short name is recorded as sek.[22].
- second's short name is recorded as sek.[23].
- second's short name is recorded as s[24].
- second's short name is recorded as sec[25].
- second's different from is recorded as Sekunde[26].
- second's different from is recorded as step[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include SI base unit[3], unit of time[4], UCUM base unit[5], and SI unit with special name[6]. second is a type of time interval[11].
Use and Application
Part of include minute[12], an unit of time[28]; centimeter–gram–second system of units[13], a coherent system of units[29]; and MKS system of units[14], a system of units[30].
Influence
Things named for second include zeptosecond[31], an unit of time[32] and 60 Seconds! Reatomized[33], a video game[34].
Why It Matters
second draws 16,251 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #4 of 7).[2] second has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] second is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for second include zeptosecond[31], an unit of time[32] and 60 Seconds! Reatomized[33], a video game[34].