NCIt definition : A unit of time, one of the seven base units of the International System of Units (Systeme
International d'Unites, SI). The second is the duration of 919 263 177 0 periods of
the specified light radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine
levels of the caesium 133 atom in its ground state at 0 K. According to the convention,
60 seconds constitute one minute; 3,600 seconds constitute one hour.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to the
duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the specified light radiation corresponding to
the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the cesium 133 atom in its ground
state at 0 K.;
NCIt note : Abbreviation Sec. is acceptable in non-scientific usage only.;