[time-nuts] 15 ns vs. 15 nS

[Magnus Danielson]

From: James Maynard <james.h.maynard at usa.net>
Subject: [time-nuts] 15 ns vs. 15 nS
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 00:26:13 -0700
Message-ID: <46529B15.4010907 at usa.net>

> Didier Juges wrote:
> > Sorry, it's not 15nS rms, it's 15nS at 1 sigma.
> >
> > Didier KO4BB
> >
> >   
> A long s we are being pedantic:
> 15 ns = 15 nanoseconds, but 15 nS = 15 nanosiemens.
> 
> I am sure in the time-nuts list, we are concerned with nanoseconds, not 
> nanosiemens!

We are concerned about nanosiemens too, as we are time-nuts, but in daily speak
nanoseconds is the most probable prefixed unit we can expect.

Cheers,
Magnus