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GHz

GHz

12 3.7
A unit that shows one billion cycles per second, used for computer processors and Wi-Fi
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : gigahercio
  • Each probe can accommodate single or multiple contacts, from DC to 67 GHz.
  • 1 GHz
  • 10 GHz
  • GHz processor

Examples

  • Wireless routers often operate on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands for better connectivity.

  • LINGO 15.0 was used in conjunction with a PC with a 2.50-GHz Intel Xeon processor and 8 GB of RAM for addressing these problems.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Is there any difference between the 3.65 and 5 GHz radio other than frequency?

    Blog text (9)

  • My personal choice was to scale back my overclock to 4.1 GHz and choose offset mode.

    Blog text (11)

  • Running in 2.4 GHz, don't expect to get more than 80 Mbps or so from N.

    Blog text (14)

  • You type the final set of input data into your 3.5-GHz multiprocessor desktop computer and go out to get a cup of coffee.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The combination of the 2.26 GHz processor and the GM45 chipset provides high levels of performance.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The microstrip transmission line impedance was verified to be 50 ohms out to 3 GHz.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The giant radio galaxy 2147+816, imaged at 1.4 GHz by the Very Large Array of radio antennae.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Furthermore, a 1-GHz device can be readily shielded from parasitic external driving forces.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

gigahertz
vsGHz
  • Specialized
4 5.6

A unit for measuring how often something repeats, equal to one billion times each second

is the abbreviated symbol form used instead of the full written name
Gc
vsGHz
  • Archaic
4 8.9

A symbol for one billion cycles per second, like gigahertz

is a different symbol form rather than that same technical notation
gigacycle per second
vsGHz
  • Archaic
4.9

A measure of cycles per second equal to one billion

is the shortened symbol used in place of the full phrase
gigacycle
vsGHz
  • Archaic
9.1

A unit for the number of times something repeats in one second equal to one billion

is the shortened symbol representing the same unit in technical notation

How Fast

THz
  • Specialized
7.5
GHz
  • Specialized
12 3.7
MHz
  • Specialized
10 3.9
kHz
  • Specialized
3 3.8

Surface Forms

GHz singular
GHzs plural

Morphology

GHz = hertz (semi-transparent) = G + Hz

Composed of the SI prefix 'G' (giga-, billion) + 'hertz'; the arithmetic multiplier is systematic but requires knowledge of SI prefixes, making it only partially transparent to general learners.

Etymology

GHz comes from giga- and hertz; giga- comes from a Greek word meaning 'giant' and in units it now means 'billion', and hertz is the name of a scientist used for 'cycles per second'. So GHz means 'billions of cycles per second', which is why we use it to say how fast a computer or a Wi-Fi signal runs.