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  2. Millisecond - Wikipedia

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    A millisecond (from milli-and second; symbol: ms) is a unit of time in the International System of Units equal to one thousandth (0.001 or 10 −3 or 1 / 1000) of a second [1] [2] or 1000 microseconds.

  3. Unit of time - Wikipedia

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    A unit of time is any particular time interval, used as a standard way of measuring or expressing duration. The base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), and by extension most of the Western world , is the second , defined as about 9 billion oscillations of the caesium atom.

  4. Orders of magnitude (time) - Wikipedia

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    An order of magnitude of time is usually a decimal prefix or decimal order-of-magnitude quantity together with a base unit of time, like a microsecond or a million years. In some cases, the order of magnitude may be implied (usually 1), like a "second" or "year". In other cases, the quantity name implies the base unit, like "century". In most ...

  5. Metric time - Wikipedia

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    Metric time is the measure of time intervals using the metric system. The modern SI system defines the second as the base unit of time, and forms multiples and submultiples with metric prefixes such as kiloseconds and milliseconds. Other units of time – minute, hour, and day – are accepted for use with SI, but are not part of it

  6. Second - Wikipedia

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    The second, symbol s, is the SI unit of time. ... millisecond: 10 3 s ks kilosecond 16 minutes, 40 seconds 10 −6 s μs microsecond: 10 6 s Ms megasecond

  7. Time standard - Wikipedia

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    Since 1967, the SI base unit for time is the SI second, ... The difference is at most 2 milliseconds. Deficiencies were found in the definition of TDB ...

  8. Are the Chiefs the NFL's worst-ever 9-0 team? - AOL

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    The result is an offense that is second in the league in time of possession but among the NFL’s worst at producing chunk plays. The Chiefs are at their best this season when they rely on their ...

  9. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A jiffy is a unit of time used in computer operating systems, being the interval of time between system timer interrupts. This interval varies from system to system, but is typically between 1 and 10 milliseconds.