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agree with you that we don't need double definition of the second. .... a second 
long before anyone decided how many seconds there were in an average day 
..... and 1960 the second was defined as 1/86,400 of a mean solar day" that Joe 
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1960) : as 1/86,400 of a mean solar day (24x60x60 = 86400) (see Julian year) 
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was originally defined as 1/86,400th of a mean solar day. ... they are expressed 
as prefixes and the symbol for the prefix put before the unit. Thus ... are not used 
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seconds could not be accurately assessed. .... 1/86,400th of a mean solar day. ... 
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minutes an ... It was not practical for the general public to consider minutes until 
the first... [DOC] [TLE] Why is a minute divided into 60 seconds, an hour into 60 minutes ... [PAR] Mar 5, 2007 ... Why is a minute divided into 60 seconds, an hour into 60 minutes, yet ... divided 
the day into smaller parts, however, used different numeral ... The concept of 
fixed-length hours, however, did not originate until the Hellenistic period, when ... 
one time defining the second as a fraction of the mean solar day... [DOC] [TLE] How does one add a day/hour/minute/second to a date value ... [PAR] The SYSDATE pseudo-column shows the current system date and time. Adding 1 
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Question: 1/60 of a minute, until 1960 it was defined as 1/86,400th of a mean solar day
Answer: Second