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Minute is a unit that is used to measure both time and angles. In time, 60 minutes make up one hour. Each minute is divided into 60 seconds. Because an hour is 1/24 of a day, a minute is 1/1,440 of a day. In measuring angles, 60 minutes make up one degree. A circle is divided into 360 degrees, and so one minute is 1/21,600 of a circle. Each minute of an angle is divided into 60 seconds.

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