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Yoctosecond

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007379

A unit of time equal to 10^-24 seconds. This incredibly brief duration is used in theoretical physics to describe the fastest possible events, such as the decay of elementary particles. It is the smallest named unit of time in the International System of Units (SI).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007379
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetrology and inspection
TranslationsGerman: Yoktosekunde; Spanish: yoctosegundo; French: yoctoseconde
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007379",
  "term": "Yoctosecond",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of time equal to 10^-24 seconds. This incredibly brief duration is used in theoretical physics to describe the fastest possible events, such as the decay of elementary particles. It is the smallest named unit of time in the International System of Units (SI).",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Yoktosekunde",
    "es": "yoctosegundo",
    "fr": "yoctoseconde"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/yoctosecond/"
}

Record 7,336 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.