5 mins" would be appropriate unless you are expressing it as an adjective then use the singular form, as in a five minute break or the ten minute mark. However, in scientific writing, the abbreviation for the …

12 The SI unit for time is Seconds (s). Hours (h) and minutes (min) are accepted to be used within the SI even if not standardised. In scientific writing you should probably stick to those abbreviations (note …

Sep 3, 2013 · The abbreviation for ‘hours’ is hrs. The one for "Minute" is 'min'. It is a unit of measure, which have standard abbreviations, and they do not change in plural nor have a final period. So, the …

This is perfectly fine. I suspect you might be confused because you are seeing "in about" as a linkage of two contradictory prepositions, meaning something like "inside outside." But those aren't the …

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Dec 10, 2020 · Please help me to understand the difference between 12:30am and 12:30pm, when it's after noon? Is it late afternoon? How to remember?

For a foreigner, the usage of 'In + time' and 'after + time' are kind of confusing.. The system will be turned off in 5 minutes. The system will be turned off after 5 minutes. I'm confused because...

May 17, 2013 · It's not particularly common for expressions of time. It's similar to degrees-minutes-seconds: instead of decimal degrees (38.897212°,-77.036519°) you write (38° 53′ 49.9632″, -77° 2′ …

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