Nanosecond

Definitions

An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁹ seconds. Symbol: ns

Equivalents

Examples

“Holonyms: microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond”

“Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond”

“Since the tiny magnetic domains have⟳ to travel⟳ only submolecular distances, it is possible to read⟳ and write⟳ magnetic regions with different polarization as quickly as a single nanosecond — far faster than existing storage technologies.”

““We were heavily involved in also trading: people on Wall Street were buying our stuff to save⟳ a few nanoseconds on the wire, the banks were doing crazy things like⟳ pulling the fibres under the Hudson taut to make⟳ them a little big shorter, to save⟳ a few nanoseconds between their datacentre and the stock⟳ exchange⟳,” he said.”

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