Megasecond

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Meaning

Megaseconds (Ms) are a unit of time 1,000,000 times larger than the SI Unit; the Second.

About Megaseconds

Megaseconds are shortened to Ms with an upper case M and an upper case s.

Mega means one million so there are 1,000,000 Seconds in a megasecond.

Converting to Megaseconds

Unit	To convert	Megaseconds
1 megasecond (1Ms)	Convert to Megaseconds x1	1Ms
1 kilosecond (1ks)	Convert to Megaseconds x10-3	1x10-3Ms
1 Second (1s)	Convert to Megaseconds x10-6	1x10-6Ms
1 millisecond 1(ms)	Convert to Megaseconds x10-9	1x10-9Ms
1 microsecond 1(µs)	Convert to Megaseconds x10-12	1x10-12Ms
1 nanosecond 1(ns)	Convert to Megaseconds x10-15	1x10-15Ms