Millisecond

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/millisecond

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the temporal resolution?1 millisecond equals 0.001 seconds
2. What is the scientific notation?1 ms = 10−3 s
3. How many milliseconds are in a second?There are 1,000 milliseconds in one second.
4. Why do computers use milliseconds?Computers and phones need to measure very quick actions, so they count time in milliseconds to keep everything running smoothly.

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