Diphtheria. An acute infectious disease of humans caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Classically, the disease is characterized by low-grade fever, sore throat, and a pseudomembrane covering the tonsils and pharynx.
Statistician / Economist formerly employed in various Government Departments in the UK, freelance mathematics and statistics tutor since retiring in 2008, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. 1 second = 100 centiseconds. To help you remember, 1 meter = 100 centimeters and centi- anything is the same.
What is a millisecond (ms)? A millisecond is a unit of time. The symbol for millisecond is ms. There are 1,000 milliseconds in a second. What is a second (s or sec)? A second is a unit of time. The symbol for second is s or sec. There are 0.001 seconds in a millisecond.