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The milli- prefix is a multiplier with a value of one thousandth (1/1000 or 0.001)

In this case a millisecond is 1/1000 second.

Other examples:

  • A millimetre would be 1/1000 metre;
  • A milligram would be 1/1000 gram;
  • A millilitre would be 1/1000 litre.
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milli means one-thousandth; that is 1/1000. one millisecond is 1/1000 second, etc.

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It represents one thousandths.

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