nanosecond
n. one-billionth of one second | ||||
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Nanosecond Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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nanosecond
<unit> (ns) 10^-9 seconds; one thousand millionth part of a second.
This is the unit in which the fundamental logical operations of modern digital circuits are typically measured. For example, a microprocessor with a clock frequency of 100 megahertz will have a 10 nanosecond clock period.
(1996-11-15)
<unit> (ns) 10^-9 seconds; one thousand millionth part of a second.
This is the unit in which the fundamental logical operations of modern digital circuits are typically measured. For example, a microprocessor with a clock frequency of 100 megahertz will have a 10 nanosecond clock period.
(1996-11-15)
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Nanosecond
One biilionth of a second, In this technological age a number if things are measured in nanoseconds.
One biilionth of a second, In this technological age a number if things are measured in nanoseconds.
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nanosecond
ns, one billionth of a second
ns, one billionth of a second
Nanosecond Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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nanosecond
Noun
1. one billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
(hypernym) time unit, unit of time
(part-holonym) microsecond
(part-meronym) picosecond
Noun
1. one billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
(hypernym) time unit, unit of time
(part-holonym) microsecond
(part-meronym) picosecond
| Australian Slang |
Nanosecond
very brief period of time: “With you in a nanosecond”
very brief period of time: “With you in a nanosecond”
Nanosecond Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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To help compare orders of magnitude of different times this page lists times between 10−9 seconds and 10−8 seconds (1 nanosecond and 10 nanoseconds). A nanosecond is one billionth of a second. See also times of other orders of magnitude.
- shorter times
- 1.0 nanoseconds (1.0 ns) – cycle time for frequency 1 GHz, radio wavelength 0.3 m
- 1.02 nanoseconds (approximately) – time taken for light to travel 1 foot
- 3.33564095 nanoseconds (approximately) – time taken for light to travel 1 metre
- longer times
Grace Hopper often used pieces of wire which were just under one foot long, which is the distance that light travels in one nanosecond, to help explain timing of satellite communication and computers.
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