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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.
Septennial (7 years)
A septennial period spans seven years and historically appears in legal, agricultural, and religious cycles. In medieval Europe, land leases, debts, and apprenticeship terms sometimes lasted seven years. Biblical traditions also emphasize cycles of seven, including sabbatical years. Modern risk analysis, demographic studies, and financial planning sometimes examine seven-year spans because they capture medium-term trends while avoiding short-term volatility.