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Microsecond
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Microsecond
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A
microsecond
is an
SI
unit of time equal to one millionth (10
-6
) of a
second
. It is often used for measuring things like atomic and
chemical reactions
, which occur in normally imperceptible lengths of time.
See also
1 E-6 s
for comparisons