beats per minute

Heart rhythm measurement

Beats per minute is a measure of tempo or rhythm, counting the number of beats occurring in sixty seconds.

In music, it indicates how fast a piece should be played: The song has a tempo of 120 beats per minute.

In medicine, it measures heart rate: Her resting pulse was 72 beats per minute.

Often abbreviated BPM.

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