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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

They simulate several millions of molecules on microsecond time steps.

From Science Daily Nov. 10, 2025

He hadn’t been missed, he said, because the Tralfamadorians had taken him through a time warp, so that he could be on Tralfamadore for years, and still be away from Earth for only a microsecond.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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