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nanosecond (ns)

[nan′əsek′ənd]

Etymology: Gk, nanos, dwarf; L, secundus, second

one billionth (10^-9) of a second.

nanosecond

one-thousand-millionth (10⁻⁹) second; abbreviated ns or nsec.

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