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A list of terms relating to measurement of time.

Category: Science

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Chronometry is the science of the measurement of time, or timekeeping. It should not to be confused with chronology, the science of locating events in time, which often relies upon it.

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

The second is the base unit of time in the International System of Units and is also a unit of time in other systems of measurement. It is the second division of the hour by sixty, the first ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

The minute is a unit of time or of angle. As a unit of time, the minute is equal to 1⁄60 of an hour or 60 seconds. As a unit of angle, the minute of arc is equal to 1⁄60 of a degree or 60 seconds (of ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds. It is approximately 1/24 of a mean solar day.

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

A day is a unit of time. In common usage, it is an interval equal to 24 hours. It also can mean the consecutive period of time during which the Sun is above the horizon of a location, also known as ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

A week is a time unit equal to seven days. It is the standard time period used for cycles of work days and rest days in most parts of the world.

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

A system of measurement is a set of units of measurement which can be used to specify anything which can be measured and were historically important, regulated and defined because of trade and ...

Domain: Mathematics; Category: Measurements

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