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# SECOND

SECOND( `date` )

Returns the second for the given date/time element or array of dates. Second is given as an integer, ranging from 0 (12:00:00 AM) to 59 (12:00:59 AM), for any given minute.

### Arguments

| Argument | Description        |
| -------- | ------------------ |
| `date`   | Date/time value(s) |

### Output

Second of the given minute for each input `date`

### Example

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