Second
Updated: 08/16/2024 by Computer Hope
A second may refer to any of the following:
1. With time, a second (often abbreviated sec) is a brief moment whose length equals one sixtieth (1/60) of a minute.
Many systems keep the time and date using a one-second epoch tick. Below is a breakdown of the number of seconds in standard time measurements.
What's faster than a second?
A millisecond is faster than a second.
| Time period | Epoch second equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 minute | 60 |
| 1 hour | 3600 |
| 1 day | 86400 |
| 1 week | 604800 |
| 2 weeks | 1209600 |
| 3 weeks | 1814400 |
| 1 month | 2419200 |
| 6 months | 14515200 |
| 1 year | 29030400 |
| 1 decade | 290304000 |
Tip
See our epoch page for further information on epoch and a converter that converts seconds into minutes, hours, days, months, and years.
2. With numbers or digit counting, second (number two) is after "first."
3. When describing a version or a release, the second refers to the release after the initial one.
Computer abbreviations, Duration, Measurements, Microsecond, Millisecond, Nanosecond, Ohnosecond, Tick