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minute
1. a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour
2. a unit of angular measure equal to one sixtieth of a degree.
minute [′min·ət]
(mathematics)
A unit of measurement of angle that is equal to ¹⁄₆₀ of a degree. Symbolized ′. Also known as arcmin.
(mechanics)
A unit of time, equal to 60 seconds.
minute
One division of a module, 3.
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This is the reciprocal harmonic of the Grid speed of light, 144000 minutes of arc per Grid second, in free space.
The Harmonic by Robert Bruce Baird / Reference and Education community
The observations sampled three areas of sky 8 minutes of arc square, Elston told SCIENCE NEWS.
Galaxies in a primitive state? by Thomsen, Dietrick E. / Science News
6 minutes of arc, which indicates that the object doing the lensing is exotic: a massive cluster of galaxies, a supermassive black hole (10(15) times the sun's mass) or a cosmic string.
Stringing out a cosmic image, perhaps by Thomsen, Dietrick E. / Science News
 
 
 
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