GIGAHERTZ

gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gigahertz (plural gigahertz or gigahertzes)

One billion hertz, 109 Hz.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 March 2024

BENEFICENT

(adjective) generous in assistance to the poor; “a benevolent contributor”; “eleemosynary relief”; “philanthropic contributions”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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