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[[Madame Tarsa]] once claimed to have “'''giga-annums'''” of experience wrapping up [[Christmas]] presents. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | [[Madame Tarsa]] once claimed to have “'''giga-annums'''” of experience wrapping up [[Christmas]] presents. | ||
Under the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_prefix SI prefix] scheme "giga-" refers to 10<sup>9</sup> times the base, or billions. "Annum," of course, means year (as in "annual"). Therefore "giga-annums" is just a pretentious way of saying billions of years. | |||
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Revision as of 17:25, 12 October 2022
Madame Tarsa once claimed to have “giga-annums” of experience wrapping up Christmas presents.
Under the SI prefix scheme "giga-" refers to 109 times the base, or billions. "Annum," of course, means year (as in "annual"). Therefore "giga-annums" is just a pretentious way of saying billions of years.
