Microsecond to Second

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Result

1e-6

s

Conversion rate: 1 µs = 1e-6 s

Showing up to 4 decimal

How it works

The converter uses exact SI-based factors (e.g., 1 foot = 0.3048 meters, 1 inch = 0.0254 meters).

Formula: seconds = microsecond × 0.000001

Results show between 0 and 8 decimal places and hide trailing zeros for readability.

Conversion Table

Microsecond Second
0.001 µs 1e-9 s
0.01 µs 1e-8 s
0.1 µs 1e-7 s
1 µs 0.000001 s
60 µs 0.00006 s
3600 µs 0.0036 s

History

Microsecond (µs)

The microsecond, symbolized as µs, is one millionth of a second. This very short time is important in electronics, communication, and research. Microseconds are used to measure signal delays, computer speeds, and fast changes. As digital technology grew in the 1900s, measuring microseconds became necessary. Today, this accuracy supports applications such as fast trading, medical imaging, and satellite communications.

Second (s)

The second is the fundamental SI unit used to measure time. At first, it was defined as 1/86,400 of the average length of a solar day. However, because the Earth’s rotation is not perfectly consistent, this method was imprecise. In 1967, scientists redefined the second based on atomic properties: one second equals the duration of 9,192,631,770 cycles of radiation from a cesium-133 atom. This atomic standard ensures remarkable accuracy in timekeeping, which is essential for technologies like GPS, communications, and scientific experiments. The second remains a cornerstone for tracking and organizing time in today’s world.

Other Relevant Conversions

s → ms s → µs s → min s → h s → d s → wk s → yr ms → s ms → µs ms → min ms → h ms → d ms → wk ms → yr µs → s µs → ms µs → min µs → h µs → d µs → wk µs → yr min → s min → ms min → µs min → h min → d min → wk min → yr h → s h → ms h → µs h → min h → d h → wk h → yr d → s d → ms d → µs d → min d → h d → wk d → yr wk → s wk → ms wk → µs wk → min wk → h wk → d wk → yr yr → s yr → ms yr → µs yr → min yr → h yr → d yr → wk