Minutescale

Minutescale is a term used to describe the granularity or scale of time measurements at the level of minutes. The term is not widely standardized and can refer to either a physical scale on a clock or the resolution of time data in timekeeping, scheduling, or analysis.

In horology, the minute scale comprises the marks around a clock face that correspond to each minute in an hour. On most analog clocks there are 60 marks: the longer marks at every 5 minutes and the shorter marks for single minutes. The minute hand completes a full revolution in 60 minutes, moving 6 degrees per minute.

In data and visualization, minutescale denotes the temporal resolution of data collected or displayed in minutes. For example, a dataset with data points every 15 minutes uses a 15-minute scale; in a scheduling application, times are often presented on a minutescale for precision to the minute.

In UI and interaction, minutescale may refer to the displayed unit steps when adjusting times (e.g., a time picker that increments in minute steps). Some contexts use minutescale as shorthand for minute-based timeline granularity.

Limitations and terminology: The term is not a formal standard; its meaning depends on context. Closely related concepts include time granularity, time scale, and time resolution. See also time granularity, time scale, and time resolution.