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Recent Examples of microsecond
Every instant at which the brightness change exceeds a certain threshold, with microsecond timing.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond
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For just a moment, Mexico's Global Navigation Satellite System plunged out of sync by almost 80 nanoseconds — one billionth-of-a-second disruptions that risk financial markets and GPS navigation.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Epic Universe is located about 15 minutes away from Universal Orlando's existing parks.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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The visitors had never looked like getting back into the game after going 2-0 behind inside 18 minutes but, still, there’s always that doubt over how one goal could change everything.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Li said Meta’s second quarter guidance incorporates these April trends from Asian advertisers (more on that in a second).—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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The contest did not last long as Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye 18 seconds into the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The TikTok video became an instant heartbreaker, as viewers flooded the comment section with tears and words of encouragement for the dog.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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While brief, something deeply moving happens in that instant.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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If your heart is more adaptable, there will be more variance in the milliseconds between heartbeats.—
Allison Tsai,
Verywell Health,
5 May 2025
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And now Orjan’s son, Patrick Berg, is the heartbeat of this Bodo/Glimt side, the most successful in history, winners of four of the last five Norwegian Eliteserien titles.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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In another split second that plane would have exploded in flames.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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In less than a split second, he was presented with a stunning profile.—
Jason Richmond,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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 11 May. 2025.
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