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leap second vs s

s vs leap second

leap second and s both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leap second Yes No No No
s Yes No No No
As nouns, s is a hypernym of leap second; that is, s is a word with a broader meaning than leap second:
  • leap second: a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation
  • s: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Other hypernyms of leap second include sec, second.
leap second (noun) s (noun)
a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Difference between leap second and s

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