Nanoseconds to Seconds Converter
Convert nanoseconds (ns) to seconds (s), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Enter a length of time, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.
Show the working
- 1 ns = 1e-9 s
- 1 × 1e-9 = 1e-9 s
How to convert nanoseconds to seconds
1 ns = 1 × 10⁻⁹ s, so multiply by 1 to go from nanoseconds to seconds. Going the other way, 1 s = 1,000,000,000 ns.
s = ns × 1 ns = s × 1,000,000,000
Worked example:
1 ns = 1e-9 s 5 × 1e-9 = 5e-9 s
Nanoseconds to seconds table
| Nanoseconds | Seconds |
|---|---|
| 1 ns | 1 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 2 ns | 2 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 3 ns | 3 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 4 ns | 4 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 5 ns | 5 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 6 ns | 6 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 7 ns | 7 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 8 ns | 8 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 9 ns | 9 × 10⁻⁹ s |
| 10 ns | 1 × 10⁻⁸ s |
| 15 ns | 1.5 × 10⁻⁸ s |
| 20 ns | 2 × 10⁻⁸ s |
| 25 ns | 2.5 × 10⁻⁸ s |
| 30 ns | 3 × 10⁻⁸ s |
| 40 ns | 4 × 10⁻⁸ s |
| 50 ns | 5 × 10⁻⁸ s |
| 75 ns | 7.5 × 10⁻⁸ s |
| 100 ns | 1 × 10⁻⁷ s |
| 250 ns | 2.5 × 10⁻⁷ s |
| 500 ns | 5 × 10⁻⁷ s |
| 1000 ns | 1 × 10⁻⁶ s |
About the units
- Nanoseconds (ns)
- Nanoseconds, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).
- Seconds (s)
- Seconds, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).