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millisecond

SI unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second
Intangible unit_of_time Q723733
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millisecond

Summary

millisecond is an unit of time[1]. millisecond draws 1,021 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #15 of 82).[2]

Key Facts

  • millisecond's instance of is recorded as unit of time[3].
  • millisecond's instance of is recorded as SI derived unit[4].
  • millisecond's measured physical quantity is recorded as duration[5].
  • millisecond's different from is recorded as 1 E-3 s[6].
  • millisecond's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+0.001'}[7].
  • millisecond's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q723733 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[8].
  • millisecond's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ms'}[9].
  • millisecond's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'мс'}[10].
  • millisecond's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ms'}[11].
  • millisecond's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'ms'}[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unit of time[3] and SI derived unit[4].

Why It Matters

millisecond draws 1,021 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #15 of 82).[2] millisecond has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] millisecond is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Logopedia. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · ~2026-29106-41 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Measured physical quantity → duration
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Conversion to si unit → {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+0.001'}
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1790144]]"
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