A prefix that denotes a 1 billionth portion of a unit of measure, as in nanosecond or nanometer
One thousand millionth 1/1,000,000,000, e g 1 nanofarad - 1nF 1nF is equal to 1,000pF is equal to 0 001uF and one million uF equals one Farad
A numerical prefix denoting one-billionth (10^-9)National Electric Code -- A consensus standard published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and incorporated in OSHA regulations NBFU -- National Board of Fire Underwriters NEC -- National Electrical Code NEMA -- National Electrical Manufacturers Association Neoprene -- Thermosetting material, chemically known as polychloroprene, with excellent flame retarding and abrasion resisting qualities used as a jacketing material Neper -- An electrical unit similar to decibel, used to express the ratio between two (2) amounts of power existing at two distinct points A neper is 8 686 decibels
Derived from the Greek word for small Used to indicate one-billionth or 10-9 power Since an atom is roughly ten nanometers, the term has come to be applied to the general study of molecular and atomic particles
A unit prefix that indicates that the associated number should be multiplied by 1*10^-9 (0 000000001) See the Prefixes topic in the math appendix for more information
A prefix meaning one-billionth in the American numbering scheme, and one thousand millionth in the British system
a prefix utilized in the metric system of measurement that denotes 10 to the negative 9 power (10-9 ) or 0 000 000 001; symbol is n
/nan'oh/ [CMU: from `nanosecond'] n A brief period of time "Be with you in a nano" means you really will be free shortly, i e , implies what mainstream people mean by "in a jiffy" (whereas the hackish use of `jiffy' is quite different --- see {jiffy})