Microseconds (μs) - Time Conversions

A microsecond is a unit of time. The symbol for microsecond is μs.

The base unit for a microsecond is second and the prefix is micro. The prefix micro is derived from the Greek mikrós meaning small and is symbolized as μ. Micro denotes a factor of one millionth (10^-6) which means that there are 1,000,000 microseconds in a second.

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Unit Summary

This table provides a summary of the Time units within their respective measurement systems.

Unit	Symbol	Description
nanoseconds	ns	1 second = 1,000,000,000 nanoseconds
microseconds	μs	1 second = 1,000,000 microseconds
milliseconds	ms	1 second = 1,000 milliseconds
seconds	s or sec	base unit of Time
kiloseconds	ks	1,000 seconds = 1 kiloseconds
minutes	min	1 minute = 60 seconds
hours	hr	1 hours = 60 minutes
days	d	1 day = 24 hours
weeks	wk	1 week = 7 days
fortnights	4tnite	1 fortnight = 2 weeks or 14 days
months	mo	1 month = 30.4167 days
years	yr or y	1 year = 365 days
decades	decade	1 decade = 10 years

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