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GIGAWEI [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Coins and Bank Notes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- giga-wei
1, record 1, English, giga%2Dwei
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- gwei 2, record 1, English, gwei
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nano-ether 3, record 1, English, nano%2Dether
correct
- shannon 4, record 1, English, shannon
correct, masculine noun
- nano 5, record 1, English, nano
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gas is measured in gwei, which you can think of as a nano-ether, or 10-9 [ethers (ETH)]. 3, record 1, English, - giga%2Dwei
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A denomination of ether: 1 nano-ether = 0.000000001 ether = 1,000,000,000 wei = 1 giga-wei. 1, record 1, English, - giga%2Dwei
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nanoether
- gigawei
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- giga-wei
1, record 1, French, giga%2Dwei
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- gwei 2, record 1, French, gwei
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nano-ether 1, record 1, French, nano%2Dether
correct, masculine noun
- shannon 3, record 1, French, shannon
correct, masculine noun
- nano 1, record 1, French, nano
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sans entrer dans les détails, cette complexité est mesurée en gaz – par exemple, un transfert d'ethers est relativement simple et coûte 21000 gaz à exécuter; le gaz, dont le prix est indirectement fixé par les mineurs, coûte aujourd'hui environ 0.000000002 ether (ou 2 gwei) [...] 2, record 1, French, - giga%2Dwei
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dénomination de l'ether : 1 nano-ether = 0,000000001 ether = 1 000 000 000 wei = 1 giga-wei. 1, record 1, French, - giga%2Dwei
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nanoether
- gigawei
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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