Giga Prefix

In most english speaking countries short scale is used.

Giga prefix. Some prefixes are also used in digital communications and computer technology but they have a slightly different value because they are based on a power of 2. Giga is derived from the greek word γίγας meaning giant. The prefix gives a value with which the value must be multiplied. It has the symbol g.

In short scale billion prefix 10 9 is giga trillion prefix 10 12 is tera billionth prefix 10 9 is nano trillionth prefix 10 12 is pico and so on. Each multiplier consists of a one letter abbreviation and the prefix it stands for. Sometimes called prefix multipliers these prefixes are also used in electronics and physics. Giga ˈɡɪɡə or ˈdʒɪɡə is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of a short form billion 10 9 or 1000000000.

Kilo mega giga tera peta exa zetta are among the list of binary prefixes used to denote the quantity of something such as a byte or bit in computing and telecommunications. The prefix giga is usually pronounced in english as ˈ ɡ ɪ ɡ ə with hard g as in get but sometimes ˈ dʒ ɪ ɡ ə with soft g as in gin. The latex typesetting system features an siunitx package in which the units of measurement are spelled out for example si 3 tera hertz formats as 3 thz.