Bpm

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of bpm. alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "Tachycardia is a heart rate of more than 100 BPM. If your heart is beating too fast, you may experience chest discomfort, fainting spells, pounding of your heart (palpitations) and shortness of breath during usual activity levels."

  2. 2
    Initialism of beat per minute. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "If you’re very physically active, you might have a resting heart rate under 60 beats per minute. Competitive athletes can have resting heart rates as low as 40 bpm or so."

  3. 3
    the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of Business Performance Management. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of Business Process Management. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of Business Process Modeling. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Synonyms

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beats per minutebeats per minutem.m.metronome marking

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"My resting heart rate went down by 8 BPM in the last week. I must be getting fit."

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