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Seconds to Nanoseconds Conversion

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

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1 sec = 1,000,000,000 ns
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How to Convert Seconds to Nanoseconds

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

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

nanoseconds = seconds × 1,000,000,000

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

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

How Many Nanoseconds are in a Second?

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

1 sec = 1,000,000,000 ns

Seconds and nanoseconds 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.

Nanoseconds

The nanosecond is a multiple of the second, which is the SI base unit for time. In the metric system, "nano" is the prefix for 10-9. Nanoseconds can be abbreviated as ns; for example, 1 nanosecond can be written as 1 ns.

Second to Nanosecond Conversion Table

Second measurements converted to nanoseconds
Seconds Nanoseconds
0.000000001 sec 1 ns
0.000000002 sec 2 ns
0.000000003 sec 3 ns
0.000000004 sec 4 ns
0.000000005 sec 5 ns
0.000000006 sec 6 ns
0.000000007 sec 7 ns
0.000000008 sec 8 ns
0.000000009 sec 9 ns
0.0000000001 sec 0.1 ns
0.000000001 sec 1 ns
0.00000001 sec 10 ns
0.0000001 sec 100 ns
0.000001 sec 1,000 ns
0.00001 sec 10,000 ns
0.0001 sec 100,000 ns
0.001 sec 1,000,000 ns
0.01 sec 10,000,000 ns
0.1 sec 100,000,000 ns
1 sec 1,000,000,000 ns

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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