Nanosecond (ns) - Unit Information & Conversion
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What is a Nanosecond?
Definition
A nanosecond is a unit of time equal to one-billionth (1/1,000,000,000) of a second. It is also 1/1000th of a microsecond.
History
The nanosecond is derived from the SI base unit, the second, using the metric prefix 'nano-', indicating a factor of 10âŧâđ. Measurements at this timescale became necessary with the development of very high-speed computing, advanced physics, and optical communications.
Common Uses
- Computing: Measuring RAM access times, CPU clock cycles (e.g., a 3 GHz processor has a clock cycle of about 0.33 ns), L1/L2 cache access times.
- Physics: Lifetimes of very short-lived particles, timing in nuclear reactions, duration of mode-locked laser pulses.
- Electronics: Signal propagation time on circuit boards and integrated circuits. Light travels approximately 30 centimeters (about 1 foot) in one nanosecond in a vacuum.
- Telecommunications: Timing in optical fiber communications.
- Chemistry: Studying ultrafast chemical reactions using spectroscopy.
Nanosecond Conversion Formulas
To Second:
1 ns = 1.0000e-9 s
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 5.0000e-9 seconds
To Minute:
1 ns = 1.6667e-11 min
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 8.3333e-11 minutes
To Hour:
1 ns = 2.7778e-13 h
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 1.3889e-12 hours
To Day:
1 ns = 1.1574e-14 d
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 5.7870e-14 days
To Week:
1 ns = 1.6534e-15 wk
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 8.2672e-15 weeks
To Month:
1 ns = 3.8026e-16 mo
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 1.9013e-15 months
To Year:
1 ns = 3.1689e-17 yr
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 1.5844e-16 years
To Millisecond:
1 ns = 0.000001 ms
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 0.000005 milliseconds
To Microsecond:
1 ns = 0.001 Ξs
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 0.005 microseconds
To Decade:
1 ns = 3.1689e-18 dec
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 1.5844e-17 decades
To Century:
1 ns = 3.1689e-19 c
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 1.5844e-18 centuries
To Millennium:
1 ns = 3.1689e-20 ka
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 1.5844e-19 millennia
To Fortnight:
1 ns = 8.2672e-16 fn
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 4.1336e-15 fortnights
To Planck Time:
1 ns = N/A tP
Example: 5 nanoseconds = N/A Planck times
To Shake:
1 ns = 0.1 shake
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 0.5 shakes
To Sidereal Day:
1 ns = 1.1606e-14 sidereal day
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 5.8029e-14 sidereal days
To Sidereal Year:
1 ns = 3.1688e-17 sidereal year
Example: 5 nanoseconds = 1.5844e-16 sidereal years
Frequently Asked Questions
There are 1,000,000,000 (one billion) nanoseconds in a second.
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