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About these units
Minute (min)
A minute is equal to 60 seconds, a remnant of the ancient Babylonian base-60 (sexagesimal) numeral system. Civilizations such as the Sumerians and Babylonians divided circles, geometry, and time into 60-based increments, an elegant system that persists today in minutes and seconds. Minutes serve as a comfortable human-scale unit—long enough to measure meaningful intervals (such as short tasks or durations in sports) yet short enough to maintain precision in technical contexts. Meteorologists, musicians, aviators, and engineers still rely heavily on minutes because they allow intuitive expression of small-to-medium time spans. Despite its ancient origin, the minute remains an indispensable unit in modern life, reflecting our deep cultural inheritance from early mathematical civilizations.
Century (century)
A century equals 100 years and is a major unit of historical, demographic, and civilizational analysis. Historians frequently divide narratives into centuries to highlight long-term transformations—technological revolutions, empire rises and falls, or artistic movements. Sociologists study century-scale changes in population, urbanization, and cultural evolution. Although human lifespans rarely exceed one century, this unit is large enough to encompass sweeping societal changes, making it ideal for macrohistorical studies.