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A unit of measurement of plane angles that is equal to 1/3600th of a degree, or 1/60th of a minute; it is denoted by the symbol $ \qte $. A metric second is $ 1/ 10 ^ {6} $- th of a right angle; it is denoted by the symbol $ {} ^ { \mathop{\rm cc} } $.

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Second. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Second&oldid=48638