English

Etymology
From Gr. gigas, giant

Prefix
giga-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁹. Symbol: G
2. computing Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2³⁰ or 1,073,741,824
3. (computing-marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2¹⁰*10⁶ or 1,024,000,000 (makes things look bigger)

Translations
Bulgarian: гига-
Russian: гига-
French: giga-
Japanese: ��

Derived terms
gigabyte
gigaflop
gigahertz
gigajoule
gigawatt

Category:English prefixes

French

Prefix
giga-

1. giga-

Italian

Prefix
giga-

1. giga-

el:giga-
es:giga-
fr:giga-
sv:giga-
zh:giga-

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