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− | '''Giga-''' is an [[SI prefix]] meaning one [[billion]].<ref>[http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/chapter3/prefixes.html SI brochure, Section 3.1 on BIPM site]</ref> |
+ | '''Giga-''' is an [[SI prefix]] meaning one [[billion]].<ref>[http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/chapter3/prefixes.html SI brochure, Section 3.1 on BIPM site]</ref> Its name comes from Greek "gigas", meaning giant. |
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+ | The reciprocal of this prefix is '''nano-''', from Greek "nanos" meaning dwarf. |
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+ | '''Giga-''' + [[Kilo-]] = [[Tera-]] |
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Revision as of 15:17, 15 May 2020
- "Giga" redirects here. For the googolism by André Joyce, see 2048.
Giga- is an SI prefix meaning one billion.[1] Its name comes from Greek "gigas", meaning giant.
The reciprocal of this prefix is nano-, from Greek "nanos" meaning dwarf.
Prefix conversion
Example
- A giga-second equals to around 31.688 years.
Sources
See also
Suffixes: -teen · -ty · -plex · -illion · -yllion · -exian · -chime · -toll · -gong · -bong · -throng · -illiob
Prefixes: gar- · fz- · fuga- · megafuga- · booga- · trooga- · googo- · googolple-
SI prefixes: deca- · hecto- · kilo- · mega- · giga- · tera- · peta- · exa- · zetta- · yotta- · ronna- · quetta-
Non-SI prefixes: 1.001 · 1.01 · 1.1 · 1.5 · 2 · 3 · 666 · 104 · 105 · 107 · 108 · 1010 · 1011 · 1013 · 1014 · 1016 · 1017 · 1019 · 1020 · 1022 · 1023 · 1025 · 1027 · 1028 · 1029 · 1030 · 1031 · 1032 · 1033 · 1034 · 1035 · 1036 · 1039 · 1042 · 1045 · 1048 · 1050 · 1051 · 1054 · 1057 · 1060 · 1063 · 1066 · 1069 · 1072 · 1075 · 1078 · 1080 · 1081 · 1084 · 1087 · 1090 · 10100 · 10120 · 10150 · 10180 · 10210 · 10240 · 10270 · 10300 · 10600 · 10900 · 101200 · 101500 · 101800 · 102100 · 102400 · 102700 · 103000 and higher