kilosecond

kilosecond
A unit of time equal to 1000 seconds and with symbol ks.

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  • Metric time — is the measure of time interval using the metric system, which defines the second as the base unit of time, and multiple and submultiple units formed with metric prefixes, such as kiloseconds and milliseconds. It does not define the time of day,… …   Wikipedia

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  • SI prefix — SI prefixes in everyday use Text Symbol Factor tera T 1000000000000 giga G 1000000 …   Wikipedia

  • Millisecond — Horizontal logarithmic scale marked with units of time A millisecond (from milli and second; abbreviation: ms) is a thousandth (1/1,000) of a second.[1] 10 milliseconds (a hundredth of a secon …   Wikipedia

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