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nanosecond (ns)
[nan′əsek′ənd]
Etymology: Gk, nanos, dwarf; L, secundus, second
one billionth (10-9) of a second.
nanosecond (ns) [nan´o-sek″ond]
one billionth (10−9) of a second.
nanosecond
one-thousand-millionth (10−9) second; abbreviated ns or nsec.
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