Meaning & use
Picoseconds
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Units of time equal to one trillionth (10⁻¹²) of a second.
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The laser pulse lasted only a few picoseconds.
Scientists measured the chemical reaction in picoseconds using ultrafast spectroscopy.
A note on using this word
The prefix 'pico-' denotes a factor of one trillionth in the metric system and is used across scientific fields for extremely short intervals.
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