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Minute   (English)

Definition (keystage 1)

A minute is a way to measure time. There are 60 seconds in 1 minute and 60 minutes in 1 hour.

Definition (keystage 3)

A unit of time, equal to 60 seconds, or one-sixtieth of an hour.

Definition (keystage 3)

A measure of time - a 60th of a hour. One minute equals 60 seconds.
It is also a measure of angle - it is a 60th of a degree, and one minute of an angle is also equal to 60 seconds of angle.
The symbol for a minute is '
1' = 60 sec (time) and 1' = 60" (angle)

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