second

Summary

second is a SI base unit^[1]. second draws 3,589 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 {'unit': 'Q39369', '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 short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sek.'}^[20].
• second's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'sek.'}^[21].
• second's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sek.'}^[22].
• second's different from is recorded as Sekunde^[23].
• second's different from is recorded as step^[24].
• second's different from is recorded as arcsecond^[25].
• second's different from is recorded as Sekunda^[26].
• second's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+1'}^[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 3,589 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 53 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].