Editing Millisecond

{{short description|One thousandth of a second}}
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| standard = [[SI]]
| quantity = [[time]]
| units1   = [[SI units]]
| inunits1 = {{val|0.001|ul=s}}
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A '''millisecond''' (from ''[[milli-]]'' and [[second]]; symbol: '''ms''') is a unit of [[time]] in the [[International System of Units]] equal to one thousandth (0.001 or 10<sup>−3</sup> or <sup>1</sup>/<sub>1000</sub>) of a [[second]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180706151550/http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictM.html "Units: M"]. ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement''.</ref><ref>New Oxford Dictionary</ref> or 1000 [[microseconds]].

A millisecond is to one second, as one second is to approximately 16.67 minutes.

A unit of 10 milliseconds may be called a '''centisecond''', and one of 100 milliseconds a '''decisecond''', but these names are rarely used.<ref>Google nGrams shows them as much less than 0.5% of "millisecond" [https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=decisecond%2Fmillisecond%2Ccentisecond%2Fmillisecond&year_start=1950&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=10 nGrams comparison of word frequency of centisecond and decisecond vs. millisecond]</ref>
To help compare [[orders of magnitude]] of different [[time]]s, this page lists times between '''10<sup>&minus;3</sup> seconds''' and 10<sup>0</sup> seconds (1 [[milli]]<nowiki>second</nowiki> and one second). ''See also'' [[Orders of magnitude (time)|times of other orders of magnitude]].

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==Examples==
The [[Apollo Guidance Computer]] used metric units internally, with centiseconds used for time calculation and measurement.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-18|title=The Moon landings|url=https://ukma.org.uk/why-metric/myths/metric-internationally/the-moon-landings/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=UK Metric Association|language=en}}</ref>

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*1 millisecond (1&nbsp;ms) – [[Frequency|cycle time for frequency]] 1&nbsp;[[kHz]]; duration of light for typical photo [[flash (photo)|flash]] strobe;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ovchar |first=Illya |date=2022-04-16 |title=What Is Flash Duration in Photography? |url=https://petapixel.com/what-is-flash-duration/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=PetaPixel |language=en}}</ref> time taken for [[Speed of sound|sound]] wave to travel about 34&nbsp;cm; repetition interval of [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] C/A PN code<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Van Sickle |first1=Jan |last2=A. Dutton |first2=John |title=The C/A Code |url=https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog862/node/1742 |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=PennState College of Earth and Mineral Sciences}}</ref>
*1 millisecond – time taken for light to travel 204.19&nbsp;km in a single mode fiber optic cable for a wavelength of 1550&nbsp;nm (frequency: 193 THz).
*1 millisecond – [[nerve conduction velocity]] (neuron signal firing) happens on the order of milliseconds
*1.000692286 milliseconds – time taken for [[Speed of light|light]] to travel 300&nbsp;km in a vacuum
*1 to 5 milliseconds – typical response time in LCD computer monitors, especially high-end displays
*2 milliseconds – [[Shift time]] for a modern [[Formula One car]] using a ''seamless-shift'' [[semi-automatic transmission|semi-automatic]] [[sequential gearbox|sequential transmission]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/seamless_gearbox.html#:~:text=Bear%20in%20mind%20that%20modern,shift%20in%202%20%2D%203%20milliseconds.|title=Seamless Gearbox}}</ref>
*2.27 milliseconds – cycle time for [[A440 (pitch standard)|pitch A440]], the most commonly used pitch for tuning musical instruments
*3 milliseconds – a [[housefly]]'s wing flap. Also the normative [[speed of sound]] (an issue in [[track and field]])
*3.3 milliseconds – normal delay time between initiation and detonation of a [[C-4 (explosive)|C4]] explosive charge
*4 milliseconds – typical average [[seek time]] for a 10,000&nbsp;rpm [[hard disk]]
*5 milliseconds – a [[honey bee]]'s wing flap<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-29 |title=Deciphering the Mystery of Bee Flight |url=https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/deciphering-mystery-bee-flight-1075 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=California Institute of Technology |language=en}}</ref>
*5 milliseconds to 80 milliseconds – a [[hummingbird]]'s wing flap
*8 milliseconds – 1/125 of a second, a standard [[camera]] [[shutter speed]] (125); fastest shifting time of a [[Direct-Shift Gearbox#Operational introduction|car's mechanical transmission]]
*10 milliseconds (10&nbsp;ms) – a [[jiffy (time)|jiffy]], cycle time for frequency [[1 E2 Hz|100&nbsp;Hz]]
*10.378 milliseconds – rotation period of pulsar B1639+36A<ref>{{Cite journal |last=R. Lorimer |first=Duncan |date=18 June 2001 |title=Binary and Millisecond Pulsars at the New Millennium |journal=Living Reviews in Relativity |volume=4 |issue=1 |page=5 |doi=10.12942/lrr-2001-5 |doi-access=free |pmid=28179858 |pmc=5256072 |arxiv=astro-ph/0104388 |bibcode=2001LRR.....4....5L }}</ref>
*15.625 milliseconds – a [[two hundred fifty-sixth note]] at 60 [[beats per minute|BPM]]
*16.67 milliseconds (1/60 second) – a [[Third (time)|third]], cycle time for [[United States|American]] 60&nbsp;Hz AC [[Mains electricity|electricity]] (mains grid)
*16.68 milliseconds (1/59.94 second) – the amount of time one [[field rate|field]] lasts in 29.97&nbsp;fps [[interlaced video]] (commonly erroneously referred to as 30&nbsp;fps)
*20 milliseconds – cycle time for [[Europe]]an 50&nbsp;Hz AC electricity
*31.25 milliseconds – a [[hundred twenty-eighth note]] at 60 BPM
*33.367 milliseconds – the amount of time one frame lasts in 29.97&nbsp;fps video (most common for [[NTSC]]-legacy formats)
*41.667 milliseconds – the amount of time one frame lasts in 24&nbsp;fps video (most common [[movie theater|cinematic]] frame rate)
*41.708 milliseconds – the amount of time one frame lasts in 23.976&nbsp;fps video (cinematic frame rate for NTSC-legacy formats)
*50 milliseconds – [[Shift time|the time interval between gear changes]] on a [[Lamborghini Aventador]]; with a 7-speed single-clutch [[automated manual transmission]]
*50 milliseconds – cycle time for the lowest [[Hearing range|audible tone]], 20&nbsp;Hz
*60 milliseconds – cycle time for European 16.7&nbsp;Hz AC [[electrified]] [[railroad]] [[power grid]]
*60 milliseconds – the time interval between gear changes on a [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Spider]]; with a 7-speed [[Dual-clutch transmission|dual-clutch automatic transmission]]
*62.5 milliseconds – a [[sixty-fourth note]] at 60 BPM
*5 to 80 milliseconds – typical [[Latency (engineering)|latency]] for a [[broadband internet]] connection (important for playing [[online game]]s)
*100 milliseconds – the time interval between gear changes on a [[Ferrari FXX]]; with a 6-speed single-clutch automated manual transmission
*125 milliseconds – a [[thirty-second note]] at 60 BPM
*134 milliseconds – time taken by [[light]] to travel around the [[Earth]]'s [[equator]]
*150 milliseconds – recommended maximum time delay for [[telephone]] service
*100–400 milliseconds – the time for the [[human eye]] to [[blinking|blink]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2005/jul/blink-and-you-miss-it|title=Blink and you miss it|date=2005-08-03}}</ref>
*185 milliseconds – the duration of a full rotation of the main rotor on Bell 205, 212, and 412 [[helicopters]] (normal rotor speed is 324&nbsp;RPM)
*200 milliseconds – the time it takes the human brain to recognize emotion in [[facial expression]]s
*250 milliseconds – a [[sixteenth note]] at 60 BPM
*400 milliseconds – time in which the fastest [[baseball]] [[pitch (baseball)|pitches]] reach the strike zone
*430 to 500 milliseconds – common modern dance music tempos (120–140&nbsp;[[beats per minute|BPM]])
*495 milliseconds – an approximate average of the round trip time for communications via [[geosynchronous satellites]]
*500 milliseconds – an [[eighth note]] at 60 BPM
*770 milliseconds – revolution period of a [[Gramophone record#78 rpm disc developments|78 rpm record]]
*860 milliseconds – average human resting heart cycle time
*1000 milliseconds – one [[second]]; the period of a 1&nbsp;[[Hertz|Hz]] [[oscillator]]
*86,400,000 (24 × 60 × 60 × 1000) milliseconds – one day
*604,800,000 (24 × 60 × 60 × 1000 × 7) milliseconds – one week
*31,556,925,974.7 (86,400,000 × approximately 365.242) milliseconds – one year
*31,556,908,800... or (31,556,925,974.7 × approximately 10) milliseconds – one decade

==See also==
* [[International System of Units]]
* [[Second]]
* [[Microsecond]]
* [[Nanosecond]]
* [[Picosecond]]
* [[Femtosecond]]
* [[Attosecond]]

==References==
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== External links ==
{{wiktionary|millisecond}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204234650/http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/general/enc-m.htm The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

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