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> (i.e. the word pronounced my-newt) "minute" comes from latin "pars minuta" and the "i" should be pronounced like in "minimum" > By this logic, 0.016 (recurr
by ralfd 1y ago
> (i.e. the word pronounced my-newt)
"minute" comes from latin "pars minuta" and the "i" should be pronounced like in "minimum"
> By this logic, 0.016 (recurring) seconds should be a called a "third".
It should be "tertia". I found that in German and Polish it was used that way, but don't know about english:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertie_(Winkel) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertie_(Winkel)
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tercja_k%C4%85towa https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tercja_k%C4%85towa
- card_zero 1y agoShould be the etymology of trice (but isn't). Odd omission from English. Commodores had a 1/60 second "jiffy" for timing interrupts, that's all I could find.
- thaliaarchi 1y agoUnix V1 also used 1/60 seconds