millihertz to gigahertz conversion

millihertz to gigahertz conversion table

millihertz (mHz)gigahertz (GHz)
00
11e-12
22e-12
33e-12
44e-12
55e-12
66e-12
77e-12
88e-12
99e-12
101e-11
202e-11
303e-11
404e-11
505e-11
606e-11
707e-11
808e-11
909e-11
1001e-10
10001e-9

How to convert millihertz to gigahertz?

To convert from millihertz (mHz) to gigahertz (GHz), you need to understand the relationship between these units of frequency. Here’s how you can do the conversion:

  1. Understanding the Units:

    • 1 millihertz (mHz) = 10310^{-3} hertz (Hz)
    • 1 gigahertz (GHz) = 10910^9 hertz (Hz)
  2. Conversion Factor:

    • To convert millihertz to hertz: 11 mHz = 0.0010.001 Hz
    • To convert hertz to gigahertz: 11 Hz = 10910^{-9} GHz
  3. Conversion Steps:

    • Start with 1 mHz
    • Convert 1 mHz to hertz: 11 mHz * 0.0010.001 Hz/mHz = 0.0010.001 Hz
    • Convert 0.001 Hz to gigahertz: 0.0010.001 Hz * 10910^{-9} GHz/Hz = 0.001×1090.001 \times 10^{-9} GHz = 101210^{-12} GHz

Therefore, 11 mHz is equal to 101210^{-12} GHz or 0.0000000000010.000000000001 GHz.

Real-World Examples for Millihertz:

  1. Tidal Frequencies: The frequency of ocean tides can be in the millihertz range. Tides usually have cycles twice a day, so their frequency might be around 23.1523.15 mHz.

  2. Human Heartbeat: The frequency of a human heartbeat in a resting state is about 121-2 Hz, so varying heart rates might occasionally be expressed in millihertz for high precision (e.g., 6060 beats per minute = 11 Hz = 1,0001,000 mHz).

  3. Pendulum Clocks: Very long period pendulums (like some large pendulum clocks or scientific pendulums used in gravitational measurements) can have frequencies in the millihertz range.

  4. Astronomical Phenomena: Some long-period oscillations in stars or planets might be measured in millihertz. For instance, solar oscillations (also known as solar p-modes) can have frequencies in the millihertz range.

These examples show how millihertz can be used in various scientific and everyday contexts to describe very low-frequency phenomena.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the gigahertz to other unit conversions.

What is millihertz?

Millihertz (mHz) is a unit of frequency, just like hertz (Hz). One millihertz is equal to one thousandth of a hertz.

1 mHz = 0.001 Hz = 10-3 Hz

In other words, if something has a frequency of 1 millihertz, it means that something happens or oscillates once every million times per second!

To put this into perspective, millihertz frequencies are extremely low and are usually associated with very slow phenomena, such as:

  • Very low-frequency noise or vibrations
  • Long-period astronomical events (e.g., tidal cycles)
  • Some types of biological rhythms (e.g., certain plant growth patterns)

Millihertz is not a commonly used unit in everyday life, but it can be useful for specific scientific or technical applications where very slow frequencies need to be expressed.

What is gigahertz?

Gigahertz (GHz) is a unit of measurement for frequency, used to express the number of cycles or oscillations per second in electronic systems.

In essence, it represents one billion (1,000,000,000) cycles or oscillations per second. To break it down further:

  • 1 Hertz (Hz) = 1 cycle per second
  • 1 Kilohertz (kHz) = 1,000 cycles per second
  • 1 Megahertz (MHz) = 1 million cycles per second
  • 1 Gigahertz (GHz) = 1 billion cycles per second

In the context of electronic devices, such as computers, smartphones, and radios, gigahertz refers to the clock speed or operating frequency of a processor or other component. For example:

  • A computer with a CPU running at 2.5 GHz can execute 2.5 billion instructions per second.
  • A radio transmitter that operates on a frequency of 100 MHz would transmit 100 million cycles per second.

In summary, gigahertz is a unit of measurement for frequency, representing one billion cycles or oscillations per second, and is commonly used to express the operating frequencies of electronic devices.

Complete millihertz conversion table

Enter # of millihertz
Convert 1 mHz to other unitsResult
millihertz to hertz (mHz to Hz)0.001
millihertz to kilohertz (mHz to kHz)0.000001
millihertz to megahertz (mHz to MHz)1e-9
millihertz to gigahertz (mHz to GHz)1e-12
millihertz to terahertz (mHz to THz)1e-15
millihertz to rotations per minute (mHz to rpm)0.06
millihertz to degrees per second (mHz to deg/s)0.36
millihertz to radians per second (mHz to rad/s)0.00628318530718