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Seconds to Microseconds Conversion

Enter the time in seconds below to get the value converted to microseconds.

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1 sec = 1,000,000 µs
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How to Convert Seconds to Microseconds

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To convert a second measurement to a microsecond measurement, multiply the time by the conversion ratio.

Since one second is equal to 1,000,000 microseconds, you can use this simple formula to convert:

microseconds = seconds × 1,000,000

The time in microseconds is equal to the seconds multiplied by 1,000,000.

For example, here's how to convert 5 seconds to microseconds using the formula above.
5 sec = (5 × 1,000,000) = 5,000,000 µs

How Many Microseconds are in a Second?

There are 1,000,000 microseconds in a second, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 sec = 1,000,000 µs

Seconds and microseconds are both units used to measure time. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

Seconds

The second has historically been defined as 1/60 of a minute or 1/86,400 of a day. According the to SI definition, the second is the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the unperturbed ground state of the caesium 133 atom.[1]

The second is the SI base unit for time in the metric system. Seconds can be abbreviated as sec; for example, 1 second can be written as 1 sec.

Microseconds

The microsecond is a multiple of the second, which is the SI base unit for time. In the metric system, "micro" is the prefix for 10-6. Microseconds can be abbreviated as µs; for example, 1 microsecond can be written as 1 µs.

Second to Microsecond Conversion Table

Second measurements converted to microseconds
Seconds Microseconds
0.000001 sec 1 µs
0.000002 sec 2 µs
0.000003 sec 3 µs
0.000004 sec 4 µs
0.000005 sec 5 µs
0.000006 sec 6 µs
0.000007 sec 7 µs
0.000008 sec 8 µs
0.000009 sec 9 µs
0.0000001 sec 0.1 µs
0.000001 sec 1 µs
0.00001 sec 10 µs
0.0001 sec 100 µs
0.001 sec 1,000 µs
0.01 sec 10,000 µs
0.1 sec 100,000 µs
1 sec 1,000,000 µs

References

  1. International Bureau of Weights and Measures, The International System of Units, 9th Edition, 2019, https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/41483022/SI-Brochure-9-EN.pdf

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