This type of literacy is referred to as academic literacy. Academic literacy involves the kinds of reading, learning, and understanding that are related to academic tasks in content areas. Successful performance in subject areas depends on strong reading skills.
minutes. n. 1) the written record of meetings, particularly of Boards of Directors and/or Shareholders of corporations, kept by the secretary of the corporation or organization.
Since there are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a mean solar day, the original definition of the second was 1/86,400 of a mean solar day (24 x 60 x 60 = 86,400). Natural irregularities in the rotation of the Earth limited the accuracy achievable through this definition, however.