Giga- It is worth noting that when used in computer terminology, this prefix is something of an anachronism. The computer prefix "Giga" refers to 2^30, which is 1,073,741,824 and not 1,000,000,000 as Giga means in the metric system.
Giga is a prefix which means one billion. For example: 1 Gigapascal = 1 billion Pascals.
The next larger prefix after Giga is Tera, so 1024 (or 1000) Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte. The multiple is sometimes taken to be 1000 and at other times it is 210 = 1024.
"giga" is a prefix used to indicate "billion" or 109. 1 gigatonne = 109 tonnes, or 1,000,000,000 tonnes
Not sure what you mean, but the best guess I can make is: What does the G in Gm, Gg, etc mean - ie as a prefix to a unit. In this case it is a prefix of Giga- which means multiply the unit by 109 which is the same as 1,000,000,000: 1 Gm = 1 Gigametre = 1,000,000,000 m 1 Gg = 1 Gigagram = 1,000,000,000 g = 1,000,000 kg = 1,000 Mg = 1,000 tonnes = 1 Kilo-tonne etc.
The metric prefix for 10 to the ninth power is "giga." It is abbreviated as "G" and represents one billion.
The prefix meaning "billion" is "giga-".
The prefix for 1 billion is "giga-".
If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".
Nano is the prefix used for billionth. use this for horse isle 2 ; WaterColorSon's prefix quiz!your fellow horse mate, LittleRedRider
The prefix for 1 billion is "giga."
The Latin prefix meaning a billion multiples is "giga".
(f) What is the exact value (in decimal) of giga?
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Giga- It is worth noting that when used in computer terminology, this prefix is something of an anachronism. The computer prefix "Giga" refers to 2^30, which is 1,073,741,824 and not 1,000,000,000 as Giga means in the metric system.
The prefix for one billion is "giga-".
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