5 minutes=5 min or 5 mins
I want to briefly depict 5 minutes.
Which one is right, 5 min or 5 mins?
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Answers · 4
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Both are used equally often. Up to you!
1
In scientific writing, the abbreviation for the units is always in the singular.
For example : 5 min, 12 cm, 7 kg, 9 kW ...
I would do the same in everyday writing too.
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i think both can be used , this is spoken by people anyway
i can say a five minutes break
or
i took a five minute break
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