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Nanosecond (ns) is a unit in the category of Time. It is also known as nanoseconds. This unit is commonly used in the SI unit system. Nanosecond (ns) has a dimension of T where T is time. It can be converted to the corresponding standard SI unit s by multiplying its value by a factor of 1E-009.

Note that the seven base dimensions are M (Mass), L (Length), T (Time), Q (Temperature), N (Aamount of Substance), I (Electric Current), and J (Luminous Intensity).

Other units in the category of Time include A.u. of Time (a.u.), Blink, Day (d), Day (sidereal) (d (sider.)), Fortnight, Hour (h), Jordan'S Elementary Time, Microsecond (ms), Millisecond (ms), Minute (min, mn), Month (30 Days), Month (sidereal), Month (solar Mean), Month (synodic), Lunar Month, Second (s), Shake, Week (w), Wink, Year (astronomical), Bessel Year (a_astr.), Year (calendar) (a, y), Year (sidereal), Year (solar Mean) (a, y), and Year (tropical) (a_trop.).