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Nano (symbol n) is a unit prefix meaning \"one billionth\". Used primarily with the metric system, this prefix denotes a factor of 109 or 0.000000001. It is frequently encountered in science and electronics for prefixing units of time and length.<\/p>\n
The prefix derives from the Greek (Latin nanus), meaning \"dwarf\". The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) officially endorsed the usage of nano as a standard prefix in 1960.<\/p>\n
When used as a prefix for something other than a unit of measure (as for example in words like \"nanoscience\"), nano refers to nanotechnology, or means \"on a scale of nanometres\" (nanoscale).<\/p>\n
A nanosecond (ns) is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one billionth of a second, that is, 11 000 000 000 of a second, or 109 seconds.<\/p>\n
The term combines the SI prefix nano- indicating a 1 billionth submultiple of an SI unit (e.g. nanogram, nanometre, etc.) and second, the primary unit of time in the SI.<\/p>\n
A nanosecond is equal to 1000picoseconds or 11000microsecond. Time units ranging between 108 and 107 seconds are typically expressed as tens or hundreds of nanoseconds.<\/p>\n
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