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A '''millisecond''' (]: ''Ms'')<ref>Misplaced Pages contributors, "", Section: ], _Wikipedia, The 💕_, 10-11-2007, 17:38 UTC, Accessed 13-11-2007. '''Note''': This information is based on the analysis of primary information provided within Misplaced Pages's article ]. By cross referencing Table 1's, ], "s" symbol (]) with Table 2's, ], "m" symbol (]) it is possible to conclude that the symbol "ms" refers to ther term "millisecond". This synthesis may be in violation of wikipedia's policy ], however since it is supported by reference #2, Prentiss, Barry, it meets Misplaced Pages Standards for Inclusion.</ref><ref>Prentiss, Barry. "" _SLAC_. 25-02-1999, SLAC Mechanical Design Department, 09-11-2007. Note: Ms = Millisecond.</ref> is one thousandth of a ]. A '''millisecond''' (]: ''Ms'')<ref>Misplaced Pages contributors, "", Section: ], _Wikipedia, The 💕_, 10-11-2007, 17:38 UTC, Accessed 13-11-2007. '''Note''': This information is based on the analysis of primary information provided within Misplaced Pages's article ]. By cross referencing Table 1's, ], "s" symbol (]) with Table 2's, ], "m" symbol (]) it is possible to conclude that the symbol "ms" refers to ther term "millisecond". This synthesis may be in violation of wikipedia's policy ], however since it is supported by reference #2, Prentiss, Barry, it meets Misplaced Pages Standards for Inclusion.</ref><ref>Prentiss, Barry. "" _SLAC_. 25-02-1999, SLAC Mechanical Design Department, 09-11-2007. '''Note''': Ms = Millisecond.</ref> is one thousandth of a ].


To help compare ] of different ]s this page lists times between '''10<sup>&minus;3</sup> seconds''' and 10<sup>&minus;2</sup> seconds (1 ]<nowiki>second</nowiki> to 10 milliseconds). ''See also'' ]. To help compare ] of different ]s this page lists times between '''10<sup>&minus;3</sup> seconds''' and 10<sup>&minus;2</sup> seconds (1 ]<nowiki>second</nowiki> to 10 milliseconds). ''See also'' ].

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A millisecond (SI symbol: Ms) is one thousandth of a second.

To help compare orders of magnitude of different times this page lists times between 10 seconds and 10 seconds (1 millisecond to 10 milliseconds). See also times of other orders of magnitude.

Trivia

  • shorter times
  • 1 millisecond (1 ms) – cycle time for frequency 1 kHz
  • 1 millisecond – duration of light for typical photo flash strobe
  • 1 millisecond – repetition interval of GPS C/A PN code
  • 1.000692286 milliseconds – time taken for light to travel 300 km in a vacuum
  • 2 milliseconds – half life of hassium-265
  • 2.27 milliseconds – cycle time for the A above middle C in music (440 Hz); if a tuning device for musical instruments generates just one tone, it is probably this tone
  • 3 milliseconds – a housefly’s wing flap
  • 3.4 milliseconds – half life of meitnerium-266
  • 5 milliseconds – a honeybee’s wing flap
  • 8 milliseconds – camera shutter speed at setting 125
  • 9 milliseconds – typical maximum seek time for a 7200rpm hard disk
  • longer times

Footnotes

  1. Misplaced Pages contributors, "International System of Units", Section: Units, _Wikipedia, The 💕_, 10-11-2007, 17:38 UTC, Accessed 13-11-2007. Note: This information is based on the analysis of primary information provided within Misplaced Pages's article SI. By cross referencing Table 1's, SI base unit, "s" symbol (second) with Table 2's, SI prefix, "m" symbol (milli) it is possible to conclude that the symbol "ms" refers to ther term "millisecond". This synthesis may be in violation of wikipedia's policy WP:SYN, however since it is supported by reference #2, Prentiss, Barry, it meets Misplaced Pages Standards for Inclusion.
  2. Prentiss, Barry. "MD Abbreviations by Abbreviation" _SLAC_. 25-02-1999, SLAC Mechanical Design Department, 09-11-2007. Note: Ms = Millisecond.


Orders of magnitude of time
by powers of ten
Negative powers
Positive powers
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