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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.
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John Koetsier, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
This in turn led to a host of improvements, such as the ability for the qubits to stay in superposition for nearly 100 microseconds, roughly five times better than Google’s previous generation of quantum processors, Sycamore.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
Each individual phone also has its own unique measurement bias that can be off by several microseconds.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
The arrival of the release date comes with a 15 second teaser with about two microseconds of actual footage celebrating its Valentine’s Day arrival.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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John Koetsier, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
This in turn led to a host of improvements, such as the ability for the qubits to stay in superposition for nearly 100 microseconds, roughly five times better than Google’s previous generation of quantum processors, Sycamore.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
Each individual phone also has its own unique measurement bias that can be off by several microseconds.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
The arrival of the release date comes with a 15 second teaser with about two microseconds of actual footage celebrating its Valentine’s Day arrival.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond
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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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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The defense's case to spare Mahdi's life before a judge lasted only about 30 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The ball fell to the court in no-man’s land and the final seconds ran off the clock.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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But Houston swarmed back with a furious rally, erasing a nine-point deficit over the final 135 seconds for a thrilling victory.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes.com,
7 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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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
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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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In a split second, while traveling at incredible speed, Wilson was sent flying into the racing rail, eventually coming to a stop in a heap on the track.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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That split second of hesitation by Georgiev was enough to give Koepke time to get in on the forecheck and knock it free from Desharnais.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 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 19 Apr. 2025.
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