Axis

Time & duration

microsecondµs

Micro-scaled variant of the second, exactly µs = 0.000001 base unit.

Dimension
time
Canonical signature
T
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 µs = 0.000001 s
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Defined from the caesium-133 hyperfine transition frequency (SI 2019).
Aliases
micro sec, micro seconds, micro secs

Same dimension

Related units

secondsisminutesi acceptedminhoursi acceptedhdaysi accepteddyear (Julian)astronomicalyrweeksi acceptedwkquettasecondsiQsronnasecondsiRs

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 µs = 0.000001 s

Exact relationship

10 µs = 0.00001 s

Exact relationship