Picosecond

A picosecond is an SI unit of time equal to 10^-12 of a second, or one trillionth (ie, one million millionth) of a second.

The word picosecond is formed by the prefix pico and the unit second. Its symbol is ps.

See also

• 1 E-12 s for a list of times on the order of 1-10 picoseconds