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microsecond

[mahy-kruh-sek-uhnd] / ˈmaɪ krəˌsɛk ənd /


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In practice some firms access it first, and transmit it to traders who are able to exploit microsecond advantages over others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Then, he recalled, "they would play the points" in endless takes -- with or without the ball -- repeating choreography timed "down to the microsecond".

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

They’re executing millions of trades on microsecond timescales using signals derived from petabytes of data.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025

The problem is that you have to stay still until the calculation is good enough - not just a microsecond, but for several minutes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2025

For a microsecond when he saw Percy, the boy seemed shocked—panicked even, like he’d been caught in a searchlight.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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