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The unit of measurement of plane angles equal to $ 1 / 60 $ part of a degree, denoted by the sign $ \prime $. A minute is divided into 60 seconds $ ( 60 ^ {\prime\prime} ) $. A metric minute is $ 1/10000 $ part of a right angle, denoted by the symbol $ {} ^ {c} $. A metric minute is divided into 100 metric seconds $ ( 100 ^ {cc} ) $.

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Minute. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Minute&oldid=47856