Preferred Name

second

Synonyms

sec

s

Definitions

The second is the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom. The second was originally defined as 1/86 400 mean solar day until astronomers discovered that the mean solar day is actually not constant.

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MI_0649

definition

The second is the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom. The second was originally defined as 1/86 400 mean solar day until astronomers discovered that the mean solar day is actually not constant.

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sec

s

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PSI-MI

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MI:0649

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/mi#PSI-MI_slim

label

second

notation

MI:0649

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second

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MI_0647

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MI_0647

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