giga-
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From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”); cognate to giant.
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giga-
- 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
- (computing, sometimes proscribed) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 230 or 1,073,741,824.
- Synonym: gibi-
- (slang) Augmenting an adjective; intensely, extremely, or to an exceptionally high degree.
- (Internet slang, originally 4chan) Used to augment nouns; denoting an invididual who is a paragon of something.
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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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- giga- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
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Internationalism (see English giga-), ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).
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- “giga-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).
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- giga- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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- giga- (SI prefix multiplying the unit by 109)