What is nanosecond?

A nanosecond is a unit of time equal to one billionth of a second. It is critical in computer processor timing, high-frequency trading, optical communications, and physics experiments.

What is second?

The second is the SI base unit of time. It is used globally in science, engineering, computing, and everyday life, and is the foundation upon which all other time units are built.

Worked examples

1 nanosecond = 1.000000e-09 second

1 second = 1 second

More Time conversions

• Convert nanosecond to second
• Convert nanosecond to minute
• Convert nanosecond to hour
• Convert nanosecond to day
• Convert nanosecond to week
• Convert nanosecond to year (365 d)
• Convert nanosecond to millisecond
• Convert nanosecond to microsecond
• Convert nanosecond to century (100 yr)

Assumption: year is defined as 365 days and century values are approximate.