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However, the special names and symbols above for s⁻¹ are recommend for clarity.{{efn|"The SI unit of frequency is given as the hertz, implying the unit cycles per second; the SI unit of angular velocity is given as the radian per second; and the SI unit of activity is designated the becquerel, implying the unit counts per second. Although it would be formally correct to write all three of these units as the reciprocal second, the use of the different names emphasises the different nature of the quantities concerned."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/section2-2-2.html |title=Units with special names and symbols; units that incorporate special names and symbols }}</ref>}}{{efn|"(d) The hertz is used only for periodic phenomena, and the becquerel (Bq) is used only for stochastic processes in activity referred to a radionuclide."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/section2-2.html#section2-2-2 |title=BIPM - Table 3 |publisher=[[BIPM]] |access-date=2012-10-24}}</ref>}}

Reciprocal second should not mebe confused with [[radian per second]] (rad⋅s⁻¹), the SI unit for [[angular frequency]] and [[angular velocity]]. As the [[radian]] is a [[dimensionless unit]], radian per second is dimensionally consistent with reciprocal second. However, they are used for different [[kind of quantity|kinds of quantity]], frequency and angular frequency, whose numerical value differs by 2{{pi}}.

The '''inverse minute''' or '''reciprocal minute''' ('''min⁻¹'''), also called '''''per minute''''', is 60⁻¹ s⁻¹, as 1 min = 60 s; it is used in quantities of type "[[countable quantity|counts]] per minute", such as: