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Glossary » Units » Angle » Arc Minute (minute of Arc)
Arc Minute (minute of Arc) (') is a unit in the category of Angle. It is also known as minutes of angle. This unit is commonly used in the INT unit system. Arc Minute (minute of Arc) (') has a dimension of a. It can be converted to the corresponding standard SI unit rad by multiplying its value by a factor of 0.000290888208.
Note that the seven base dimensions are M (Mass), L (Length), T (Time), Q (Temperature), N (Aamount of Substance), I (Electric Current), and J (Luminous Intensity).

Other units in the category of Angle include Arc Second (second of Arc) ("), Circumference, Degree (°), Gon (gr), Grade (gr), Hour of Arc, Milliradian (mrad), Percent (%), Quadrant (angle), Radian (rad), Revolution (rev), and Sign.

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