Nanosecond [ns] to Millisecond [ms] Converter
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How to Convert Nanosecond to MillisecondMillisecond
1 ns = 0.000001 ms
1 ms = 1000000 ns
Example: convert 71 ns to ms:
71 ns = 71 x 0.000001 = 0.00007099999999999999 ms
Nanosecond
Definition: A nanosecond (ns) is a unit of time equal to one billionth of a second (1 × 10−9 s).
History/origin: The nanosecond is derived from the SI prefix "nano-", which means one billionth. It became relevant with the development of high-speed electronics and computers, where events happen at extremely short timescales.
Current use: Nanoseconds are commonly used in computer science, telecommunications, and physics to measure the duration of very short events, such as the execution time of instructions in a processor, the propagation delay of signals in a circuit, or the lifetime of particles in physics experiments.
Millisecond
Definition: A millisecond (symbol: ms) is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one thousandth (1/1000) of a second.
History/origin: The millisecond is a decimal fraction of the second, derived from the SI base unit for time. The SI system was established in the mid-20th century to standardize units of measurement.
Current use: Milliseconds are commonly used in electronics, physics, and computer science to measure very short time intervals, such as CPU processing speeds, network latency, and audio sampling rates.
Nanosecond to Millisecond Conversion Table
Nanosecond [ns] | Millisecond [ms] |
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0.01 ns | 1e-8 ms |
0.1 ns | 1.0000000000000001e-7 ms |
1 ns | 0.000001 ms |
10 ns | 0.00001 ms |
50 ns | 0.00005 ms |
100 ns | 0.0001 ms |
1000 ns | 0.0010000000000000002 ms |
10000 ns | 0.01 ms |
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