GIGACYCLE

gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc

(noun) 1,000,000,000 periods per second

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gigacycle (plural gigacycles)

(obsolete) synonym of gigahertz

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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