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
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
Time is currently measured on Earth by hundreds of atomic clocks stationed around our planet which measure the changing energy state of atoms to record time to the nanosecond.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024
Gregory asked, and a nanosecond later said, "Oh."
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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