Convert milliseconds to seconds
Enter a milliseconds value below and convert to seconds
ms
1 millisecond =
0.001 seconds
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How to convert milliseconds to seconds
To convert milliseconds to seconds, divide a milliseconds value by 1000.
Formula s = ms / 1000
Example: Convert 100 milliseconds to seconds Calculations: 100 ms / 1000 = 0.1 s
Millisecond (ms)
The millisecond is a unit of time equal to 1/1000 of a second.
Second (s)
The second is the base unit of time, originally defined as 1/86400 of a day. Nowadays, its definition is based on the physical properties of the caesium-133 atom.