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Recent Examples of microsecond
Thanks to a creative retrofit of an old U-2 spy plane courtesy of NASA, however, researchers are finally able to conduct direct analysis of these microsecond bursts of radioactive energy that occur across the planet every day.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
Trading & Investment Platforms Coinbase and Kraken use machine learning to detect fraud in microseconds while analyzing complex market patterns beyond human capability.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The scientists note their new processors are capable of essentially performing quantum error correction mid-computation, with error-correcting cycle times 1.1 microseconds long.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
The Microsoft found a way to non-destructively measure the existence of this single electron in microseconds, and change the orientation of the Majorana zero modes.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
Trading & Investment Platforms Coinbase and Kraken use machine learning to detect fraud in microseconds while analyzing complex market patterns beyond human capability.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The scientists note their new processors are capable of essentially performing quantum error correction mid-computation, with error-correcting cycle times 1.1 microseconds long.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
The Microsoft found a way to non-destructively measure the existence of this single electron in microseconds, and change the orientation of the Majorana zero modes.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond
Noun
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At this hot cocoon, the researchers suggest the jet's high-energy photons can interact with atomic nuclei, transmuting protons to neutrons incredibly quickly — on the order of a nanosecond.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Currently, MRAMs use electric and magnetic methods to reach nanosecond read and write speeds, like conventional RAMs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Beauvillier and Strome, typically with Ovechkin as their left wing, have been highly effective and highly productive across both games — and that’s after only getting about 24 minutes together in the regular season.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Heat started fast, pulling ahead 16-7 six minutes into Wednesday’s contest.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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His legs shook, seconds after his repeat win of the 13.1-mile race held every April.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Brunson and Payne combined to score 17 points — nine for Payne and eight for Brunson — in just 3 minutes, 57 seconds.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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As the investigation unfolds, attention is likely to remain on both the technical aspects of the crash and the extraordinary lives lost in an instant.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The blanket proved an instant hit, seeing its Kickstarter launch campaign earn nearly $217,000 on a $15,000 goal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
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There’s a foot-stomping grin of a heartbeat to John’s piano riffs, too, content but happy.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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The miniature pacemaker is composed of two electrodes that, when in contact with the body’s fluids, form a type of battery called a galvanic cell, which converts chemical energy into electrical energy used to stimulate the heartbeat.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In less than a split second, he was presented with a stunning profile.—
Jason Richmond,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Hayes opted to hold onto the puck for a split second instead of giving the puck to Crosby.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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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 29 Apr. 2025.
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