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Yoctosecond

A yoctosecond is one septillionth (10^-24) of a second.

The word yoctosecond is formed by the prefix yocto and the unit second. It is abbreviated as ys.

For a list of times on the order of 1-10 yoctoseconds, compare 1 E-24 s.