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nanosecond

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun nanosecond has 1 sense
  1. nanosecond - one billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
    --1 is a kind of
    time unit, unit of time
    --1 is a part of microsecond
    --1 has part: picosecond

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Term: Nanosecond

Description:

A nanosecond is a unit of time equal to one billionth (10-9) of a second. It is commonly used in scientific and technological fields to measure extremely short durations.

Sample Sentences:

  1. He calculated the time it takes for a computer to process information in nanoseconds.
  2. In the blink of a nanosecond, the laser beam cut through the metal.
  3. Modern processors are capable of executing millions of operations within a single nanosecond.

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