Question

By what order of magnitude is something that runs in nanoseconds faster than something that runs in milliseconds?

Answer 1

To solve this problem we will define the order of magnitude of both points, then we will obtain the radius and obtain the conclusion of the order of magnitude.

A nanosecond is one billionth of a second while and a millisecond is one millionth of a second

$\frac{\text{millisec}}{\text{nanosec}} = \frac{10^{-3}}{10^{-9}} = 10^6$

Therefore something that runs in nanoseconds is six times faster than something that runs in milliseconds