giga

Term:giga (G)

Origin: Anc Greek

γίγας/gigas(=giant)

> υιός + Γαία/ios +Gaia = son of Gaia (earth)

In Greek mythology the gigantes (γίγαντες) were the children of Uranos ( Heaven) and Gaia (Earth) who were finally defeated by Olympian gods during the war known as  Gigantomachy (Γιγαντομαχία).

Definition:

Giga is a unit prefix in the metric system indicating multiplication of a unit by 10⁹ or 1000000000. It has the symbol G.