Convert one minute to kiloseconds

Explanation

To convert one minute to kiloseconds all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

We find that one minute is equal to 0.06 kiloseconds.

Formula

1 min = 0.06 ks

minutesmin

dimension	time
symbol	min

The minute (min) is a common unit of measurement of time. It is accepted for use with the SI.

Definition of the minute

One minute is equal to 60 seconds.

The International System of Units 9^th edition p. 145

Equivalences

Here are some equivalences between the minute and other units of time:

Some Facts

As of 2022, the world record for static apnea is held by Stéphane Mifsud with a time of 11 minutes and 35 seconds.

Common time units

second	s
minute	min	60 seconds
hour	h	60 minutes
day	d	24 hours
week	w	7 days
year	y	365 days

A sexagesimal system

Hours, minutes and seconds are an example of a sexagesimal or base 60 numeral system.

The number 60 is a superior highly composite number, meaning it has a lot of factors. This allows for some simplification when dividing.

Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, the hour can be divided evenly in eleven different ways (with sections of 30, 20, 15, 12, 10, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and of course 1 minute).

Coming up with and remembering 60 different symbols would be cumbersome, that is why we write the sexagesimal digit using the decimal system.

kilosecondsks

dimension	time
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	ks

The kilosecond (ks) is a unit of time in the International System of Units.

Definition of the kilosecond

One kilosecond is equal to 1000 seconds.

Equivalences

One kilosecond is equivalent to:

Prefix

kilo

10³

The prefix kilo- comes from the ancient Greek chilioi meaning thousand. The associated multiplicative factor is 1000 or 10³.

SI time units

picosecond	ps	0.000 000 000 001
nanosecond	ns	0.000 000 001
microsecond	µs	0.000 001
millisecond	ms	0.001
second	s	1
kilosecond	ks	1000
megasecond	Ms	1 000 000
gigasecond	Gs	1 000 000 000
terasecond	Ts	1 000 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.