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giga-

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See also: giga and gíga-

English

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SI prefix
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, giant); cognate to giant.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪɡ.ə/, /ˈɡaɪ.ɡə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪɡ.ə/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə/

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giga-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 109 (short scale billion or long scale milliard). Symbol: G
    giga- + ‎watt → ‎gigawatt ("one billion watts")
  2. (computing, sometimes proscribed) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 230 or 1,073,741,824.
    Synonym: gibi-
  3. (slang) Augmenting an adjective; intensely, extremely, or to an exceptionally high degree.
    Synonyms: super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, mega-
    Wow, I am giga-jealous right now.
  4. (Internet slang, originally 4chan) Used to augment nouns; denoting an invididual who is a paragon of something.
    giga- + ‎Chad → ‎gigachad
    giga- + ‎Stacy → ‎gigastacy

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  • In computing, meaning is ambiguous between 109 = 1,000,000,000 and 230 = 1,073,741,824. For precision, gibi- specifically means the binary 230; see binary prefix for discussion.

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Czech

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giga-

  1. giga-

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Further reading

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  • giga- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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giga-

  1. giga-

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English giga-), ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡiɡɑ-/, [ˈɡiɡɑ̝-]

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giga-

  1. giga-
  2. (informal) super-, extremely

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French

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giga-

  1. giga-

German

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giga-

  1. giga-

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Further reading

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  • giga-” in Duden online
  • giga-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

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giga-

  1. giga-

Polish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡi.ɡa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡa
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

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giga-

  1. giga-, bilion
    giga- + ‎-metr → ‎gigametr

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  • giga- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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giga-

  1. giga- (SI prefix multiplying the unit by 109)