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A millisecond isn't long enough for the blink of an eye, but a few milliseconds may determine the winner of a swim race or a hundred-yard dash. With the ever-increasing speed of modern technology, even a millisecond has started to seem a little sluggish; computer operations are now measured in nanoseconds—that is, billionths of a second.
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Six milliseconds of delay is great for an OLED monitor at 240Hz, though the LG 27 UltraGear OLED (27GX790A) clocks in at 2.5ms at 1080p/240Hz.
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PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2025
Other companies use stadium cameras or install their own to communicate on-field action to users within milliseconds.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The former will, before a collision, pull passengers back into the best position to absorb the impact of a crash by tightening the belt, while the latter — which activates milliseconds after a collision occurs — allows the seat belt to gently unspool to relieve the force on that person’s chest.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Each click was extremely short, lasting an average of 48 milliseconds, which is faster than a human eye blink.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2025
Other companies use stadium cameras or install their own to communicate on-field action to users within milliseconds.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The former will, before a collision, pull passengers back into the best position to absorb the impact of a crash by tightening the belt, while the latter — which activates milliseconds after a collision occurs — allows the seat belt to gently unspool to relieve the force on that person’s chest.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Each click was extremely short, lasting an average of 48 milliseconds, which is faster than a human eye blink.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Millisecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millisecond. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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millisecond
noun
mil·li·sec·ond
ˈmil-ə-ˌsek-ənd 
also -ənt
: one thousandth of a second
Medical Definition
millisecond
noun
mil·li·sec·ond
ˈmil-ə-ˌsek-ənd, -ənt
: one thousandth of a second
—abbreviation ms, msec
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