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Gigasecond

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007008

A unit of time equal to one billion (10^9) seconds. This extremely long duration is used to measure vast periods, often in scientific contexts like geology, astronomy, or the lifespan of large-scale systems. One gigasecond is approximately 31.7 years, providing a scale for long-term temporal measurements.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007008
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetrology and inspection
TranslationsGerman: Gigasekunde; Spanish: gigasegundo; French: gigaseconde
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007008",
  "term": "Gigasecond",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of time equal to one billion (10^9) seconds. This extremely long duration is used to measure vast periods, often in scientific contexts like geology, astronomy, or the lifespan of large-scale systems. One gigasecond is approximately 31.7 years, providing a scale for long-term temporal measurements.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Gigasekunde",
    "es": "gigasegundo",
    "fr": "gigaseconde"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/gigasecond/"
}

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