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For approximately the first microsecond of the Universe after the start of the hot Big Bang, there were no protons and neutrons, but rather only a quark-gluon plasma, tightly coupled to all the other forms of matter, antimatter, and radiation that existed back then.
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Big Think, 6 Mar. 2025
Every microsecond counts, and data needs to be trusted absolutely; win-or-lose decisions depend on it.
—Hugo Feiler, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Every instant at which the brightness change exceeds a certain threshold, with microsecond timing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2024
Thanks to a creative retrofit of an old U-2 spy plane courtesy of NASA, however, researchers are finally able to conduct direct analysis of these microsecond bursts of radioactive energy that occur across the planet every day.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
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Big Think, 6 Mar. 2025
Every microsecond counts, and data needs to be trusted absolutely; win-or-lose decisions depend on it.
—Hugo Feiler, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Every instant at which the brightness change exceeds a certain threshold, with microsecond timing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2024
Thanks to a creative retrofit of an old U-2 spy plane courtesy of NASA, however, researchers are finally able to conduct direct analysis of these microsecond bursts of radioactive energy that occur across the planet every day.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Microsecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microsecond. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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microsecond
noun
mi·cro·sec·ond
ˌmī-krō-ˈsek-ənd 
-ənt
: one millionth of a second
Medical Definition
microsecond
noun
mi·cro·sec·ond
ˈmī-krō-ˌsek-ənd, -ənt
: one millionth of a second
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