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  2. Orders of magnitude (time) - Wikipedia

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    nanosecond: ns One billionth of one second 1 ns: The time needed to execute one machine cycle by a 1 GHz microprocessor 1 ns: The time light takes to travel 30 cm (11.811 in) 10 −6: microsecond: μs One millionth of one second 1 μs: The time needed to execute one machine cycle by an Intel 80186 microprocessor 2.2 μs: The lifetime of a muon

  3. Nanosecond - Wikipedia

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    A nanosecond (ns) is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one billionth of a second, that is, ⁠ 1 / 1 000 000 000 ⁠ of a second, or 10 −9 seconds. The term combines the SI prefix nano- indicating a 1 billionth submultiple of an SI unit (e.g. nanogram, nanometre , etc.) and second , the primary unit of time in ...

  4. Unit of time - Wikipedia

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    nanosecond: 10 −9 s: One billionth of a second. Time for molecules to fluoresce. shake: 10 −8 s: 10 nanoseconds, also a casual term for a short period of time. microsecond: 10 −6 s: One millionth of a second. Symbol is μs millisecond: 10 −3 s: One thousandth of a second. Shortest time unit used on stopwatches. jiffy (electronics) ~ 10 ...

  5. Light-second - Wikipedia

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    One light-nanosecond is almost 300 millimetres (299.8 mm, 5 mm less than one foot [2]), which limits the speed of data transfer between different parts of a computer. One light-microsecond is about 300 metres. The mean distance, over land, between opposite sides of the Earth is 66.8 light-milliseconds.

  6. Nano- - Wikipedia

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    A nanosecond (ns) is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one billionth of a second, that is, ⁠ 1 / 1 000 000 000 ⁠ of a second, or 10 −9 seconds. The term combines the SI prefix nano-indicating a 1 billionth submultiple of an SI unit (e.g. nanogram, nanometre, etc.) and second, the primary unit of time in the SI.

  7. Signal velocity - Wikipedia

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    In circuit boards made of FR-4 material, the signal velocity is typically about six inches (15 cm) per nanosecond, or 6.562 ps/mm. In circuit boards made of Polyimide material, the signal velocity is typically about 16.3 cm per nanosecond or 6.146 ps/mm. In these boards, permeability is usually constant and dielectric constant often varies from ...

  8. Picosecond - Wikipedia

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    A picosecond (abbreviated as ps) is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to 10 −12 or 1 ⁄ 1 000 000 000 000 (one trillionth) of a second.That is one trillionth, or one millionth of one millionth of a second, or 0.000 000 000 001 seconds.

  9. Time dilation - Wikipedia

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    Also, a climber's time is theoretically passing slightly faster at the top of a mountain compared to people at sea level. It has also been calculated that due to time dilation, the core of the Earth is 2.5 years younger than the crust. [34] "A clock used to time a full rotation of the Earth will measure the day to be approximately an extra 10 ...