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A '''minute''' is a customary unit of [[time]]. It is equal to 60 [[second]]s. There are 60 minutes in an [[hour]]. Unlike the second, the minute is not an [[SI]] unit.

A minute is also {{Frac|60}} of a [[degree (geometry)|degree]]. In this context, a minute is also called an '''arcminute''', and is written with the <math>'</math> symbol.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-04-17|title=List of Geometry and Trigonometry Symbols|url=https://mathvault.ca/hub/higher-math/math-symbols/geometry-trigonometry-symbols/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-24|website=Math Vault|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weisstein|first=Eric W.|title=Arc Minute|url=https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ArcMinute.html|access-date=2020-09-24|website=mathworld.wolfram.com|language=en}}</ref>

For example, the Sun and Moon both have angular diameters of about 30 arcminutes—when seen from Earth.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arcminute {{!}} COSMOS|url=https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/A/Arcminute|access-date=2020-09-24|website=astronomy.swin.edu.au}}</ref>

== Related pages ==

* [[Arcsecond]]

== References ==
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