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Giga

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-013126

A decimal prefix in the International System of Units (SI) representing a factor of 10^9. This prefix is used to denote a quantity that is one billion times larger than the base unit. For example, a gigahertz (GHz) is 10^9 hertz, and a gigameter (Gm) is 10^9 meters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-013126
FieldChemistry
SubjectPhysical and Biophysical Chemistry
ReferencesGreen Book, 2nd ed., p. 74 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Giga",
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  "definition": "A decimal prefix in the International System of Units (SI) representing a factor of 10^9. This prefix is used to denote a quantity that is one billion times larger than the base unit. For example, a gigahertz (GHz) is 10^9 hertz, and a gigameter (Gm) is 10^9 meters.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 74 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/giga/"
}

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