arcsecond
angle unit equal to 1/60² of a degree
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arcsecond
Summary
arcsecond is an unit of plane angle[1]. arcsecond draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_plane_angle category, ranking #5 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- arcsecond's instance of is recorded as unit of plane angle[3].
- arcsecond's instance of is recorded as SI-accepted non-SI unit[4].
- arcsecond's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit[5].
- arcsecond's instance of is recorded as non-SI unit mentioned in and accepted with the SI[6].
- arcsecond's measured physical quantity is recorded as angular measure[7].
- arcsecond is part of minute and second of arc[8].
- arcsecond's Unicode character is recorded as ″[9].
- arcsecond's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[10].
- arcsecond's different from is recorded as Sekunda[11].
- arcsecond's different from is recorded as second[12].
- arcsecond's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q33680', 'amount': '+0.0000048481368110953599358991410235794797595635330237270151558255317782528030961206928991173376934291930061452902569649418312'}[13].
- arcsecond's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q209426', 'amount': '+0.0166666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666667'}[14].
- arcsecond's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.000277778'}[15].
- arcsecond's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+1000'}[16].
- arcsecond's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q116432563', 'amount': '+0.06667'}[17].
- arcsecond's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q829073 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[18].
- arcsecond's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': '″'}[19].
- arcsecond's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '"'}[20].
- arcsecond's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
- arcsecond's subdivision of this unit is recorded as milliarcsecond[22].
- arcsecond's subdivision of this unit is recorded as tierce[23].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include unit of plane angle[3], SI-accepted non-SI unit[4], UCUM derived unit[5], and non-SI unit mentioned in and accepted with the SI[6].
Use and Application
arcsecond is part of minute and second of arc[8].
Why It Matters
arcsecond draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_plane_angle category, ranking #5 of 8).[2] arcsecond has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] arcsecond is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]