giga

• unit prefix

  • new in 1.67

  • used before many unit names to multiply by 10^9. For example, a gigameter is 1000000000 meters, or 1000 megameters.

  • Currently the following unit names beginning with this prefix may be used: gigaamp, gigaampere, gigaamperes, gigaamps, gigacoulomb, gigacoulombs, gigafarad, gigafarads, gigagram, gigagrams, gigahenries, gigahenry, gigahertz, gigahz, gigajoule, gigajoules, gigaliter, gigaliters, gigalitre, gigalitres, gigameter, gigameters, gigametre, gigametres, giganewton, giganewtons, gigaohm, gigaohms, gigapascal, gigapascals, gigasec, gigasecond, gigaseconds, gigasecs, gigasiemens, gigatesla, gigateslas, gigavolt, gigavolts, gigawatt, gigawatts, gigaweber, gigawebers, gigaω

  • The full list of metric prefixes includes:

    • Prefix	Multiple
      deci	0.1
      centi	0.01
      milli	0.001
      micro	10 ^ -6
      nano	10 ^ -9
      pico	10 ^ -12
      femto	10 ^ -15
      atto	10 ^ -18
      zepto	10 ^ -21
      yocto	10 ^ -24
      deca, deka	10
      hecto	100
      kilo	1000
      mega	10 ^ 6
      giga	10 ^ 9
      tera	10 ^ 12
      peta	10 ^ 15
      exa	10 ^ 18
      zetta	10 ^ 21
      yotta	10 ^ 24