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Recent Examples of microsecond
This in turn led to a host of improvements, such as the ability for the qubits to stay in superposition for nearly 100 microseconds, roughly five times better than Google’s previous generation of quantum processors, Sycamore.
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IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
Each individual phone also has its own unique measurement bias that can be off by several microseconds.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
This process erodes a bit under 25 micrometers of the rock's surface before ending at 0.05 microseconds when the radiation from the Z machine fades out.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
The company can execute trades in just a few microseconds, and process data in mere nanoseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2017
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IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
Each individual phone also has its own unique measurement bias that can be off by several microseconds.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
This process erodes a bit under 25 micrometers of the rock's surface before ending at 0.05 microseconds when the radiation from the Z machine fades out.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
The company can execute trades in just a few microseconds, and process data in mere nanoseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond
Noun
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Fast laser pulses can initiate magnetic states in picoseconds, but these also decay in nanoseconds at most, which is too quick to currently be useful.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2025
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Shankar aids Suryah’s histrionics by refusing to keep the camera still for even a nanosecond.—
Anupama Chopra,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This is the perfect role for Porter Jr. He's best used as a 15-20 minute sparkplug off the Bucks' bench.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Contact was lost with Starship just under 10 minutes after liftoff.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The small rodent attempted to move up the metal pole for a few seconds before slipping slightly and returning to the floor of the subway car, the clip shows.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, the Kenyan middle-distance runner set three women's world records, including running a blistering 4:07 for the mile, breaking the previous record by five seconds.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These squat lobsters are usually found clinging upside down on boulders and overhangs and disappear the instant the camera shutter is pressed.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Maybe not this exact scenario, but in that raw, unsteady place where your foundations—policies, people, structures—shift in an instant, leaving you lost and directionless.—
Lisa Hale,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The good news for this year’s team is that there was another variable in many of those games: The Red Wings were without their captain and heartbeat, Dylan Larkin, for a crucial stretch in March.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Our analysis showed that patients who were admitted while their fetus was still believed to have a heartbeat were far more likely to develop sepsis.—
CNN,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Supreme Court weighed Monday whether courts should examine everything that happened during the traffic stop or just the split seconds when the officer feared for his safety in deciding whether the officer can be tried for unreasonable force.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Partey forced a turnover and with one touch stole the ball and diverted it for Odegaard, who needed only a split second to steer the ball on for Trossard in space.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10.—
James Vincent,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2023
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Braking in corners, over elevation changes, or when crossing irregularities has little effect on your direction of travel, and your rate of travel can be halved or eliminated in a trice.—
Larry Griffin,
Car and Driver,
3 Feb. 2023
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“Microsecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microsecond. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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