Convert shakes to nanoseconds

Explanation

From this page you can convert shakes to nanoseconds simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from shakes to nanoseconds you need to multiply by 10. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 shake=10 ns

shakes

dimension	time

The shake is an informal unit of time.

Definition of the shake

One shake is equal to 10 nanoseconds.

History

As other informal units linked to nuclear physics, the shake has its origin in the Manhattan project. The word is borrowed from the expression "two shakes of a lamb's tail", meaning a very short period of time. Its value was chosen for convenience, 10 nanoseconds is roughly the time of one step of a chain reaction, i.e. the time for a neutron released by a prior fission event to cause another of these events.

nanosecondsns

dimension	time
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	ns

The nanosecond (ns) is a unit of time in the International System of Units.

Definition of the nanosecond

One nanosecond is equal to 0.000000001 seconds.

Equivalences

One nanosecond is equivalent to:

Prefix

nano

10^-9

The prefix nano- comes from the Greek nános meaning dwarf. The associated multiplicative factor is 0.000 000 001 or 10^-9.

SI time units

picosecond	ps	0.000 000 000 001
nanosecond	ns	0.000 000 001
microsecond	µs	0.000 001
millisecond	ms	0.001
second	s	1
kilosecond	ks	1000
megasecond	Ms	1 000 000
gigasecond	Gs	1 000 000 000
terasecond	Ts	1 000 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.