nanosecond

[nan-uh-sek-uhnd, ney-nuh-]

noun

1. one billionth of a second. ns, nsec

nanosecond

/ ˈnænəʊˌsɛkənd /

noun

1. ns. one thousand-millionth of a second

nanosecond

1. One billionth (10 ^{- 9}) of a second.

nanosecond

1. A billionth of a second.

The term is often used to refer to a very short time: “He missed having an accident by nanoseconds.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of nanosecond¹

First recorded in 1955–60; nano- + second ²

Example Sentences

“China is nanoseconds behind America in AI,” he said recently.

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He later clarified in a statement, saying that “China is nanoseconds behind America in AI. It’s vital that America wins by racing ahead and winning developers worldwide.”

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Huang said that China is “nanoseconds behind America in AI” and emphasized the importance of the U.S. winning the AI race by leading in global development.

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“As I have long said, China is nanoseconds behind America in AI,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a Wednesday statement.

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Last month, Jensen Huang - the boss of the global AI chip industry leader, Nvidia - warned that China was just "nanoseconds behind" the US in chip development.

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