SECOND()
Syntax. SECOND(serial_number)
Definition. This function extracts the seconds from a serial number (a time with or without a date). The second is returned as an integer from 0 through 59.
Arguments
serial_number (required). A valid time (and a date, if applicable).
Background. With this function, as with the HOUR() and MINUTE() functions, you can extract a valid time to use its components for other calculations.
You can enter times as strings enclosed in quotation marks (as in “06:43”), as decimal numbers (as in 0.27986111 for 06:43), or as a result of other formulas and functions.
Examples. The following are examples where the function SECOND() extracts seconds from a date/time value:
=SECOND("07/13/2008 20:48:31")returns31.=SECOND("06:43:12") ...
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