nanosecond
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A nanosecond is the time it takes for light to travel about one foot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Every metre of distance between two chips adds a nanosecond, one billionth of a second, to the processing time.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
The first half of the show unpacks the sensory systems that leads people to experience flavor in a nanosecond.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024
In addition, the chip performs key computations in less than half a nanosecond.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
We stood still for a nanosecond, staring at the fuse, making sure it was lit.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
