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  • noun A unit of explosive force equal to that of one billion (109) tons of TNT.

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  • noun A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.

Etymologies

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metric prefix giga- +‎ ton

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Examples

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  • In PLAYSTATION 2 Tekken 5 there is character named JACK 5 and there is a punch called gigaton punch? en Español

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  • The scale of this challenge is immense, as a "gigaton" of carbon is a billion metric tons: human activity currently adds more than 30 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year through the burning of fossil fuels.

    David Kroodsma: The Gigaton Awards: A Race to the Top David Kroodsma 2010

  • The scale of this challenge is immense, as a "gigaton" of carbon is a billion metric tons: human activity currently adds more than 30 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year through the burning of fossil fuels.

    David Kroodsma: The Gigaton Awards: A Race to the Top David Kroodsma 2010

  • The scale of this challenge is immense, as a "gigaton" of carbon is a billion metric tons: human activity currently adds more than 30 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year through the burning of fossil fuels.

    David Kroodsma: The Gigaton Awards: A Race to the Top David Kroodsma 2010

  • The scale of this challenge is immense, as a "gigaton" of carbon is a billion metric tons: human activity currently adds more than 30 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year through the burning of fossil fuels.

    David Kroodsma: The Gigaton Awards: A Race to the Top David Kroodsma 2010

  • The scale of this challenge is immense, as a "gigaton" of carbon is a billion metric tons: human activity currently adds more than 30 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year through the burning of fossil fuels.

    David Kroodsma: The Gigaton Awards: A Race to the Top David Kroodsma 2010

  • The scale of this challenge is immense, as a "gigaton" of carbon is a billion metric tons: human activity currently adds more than 30 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year through the burning of fossil fuels.

    David Kroodsma: The Gigaton Awards: A Race to the Top David Kroodsma 2010

  • All roads lead to the same destination: increasing ambition and closing the "gigaton gap."

    Kelly Rigg: What's Next Now That the Durban Climate Negotiations Are Behind Us? Kelly Rigg 2011

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