"gigannum" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2004, Jeffrey S. Kargel, Mars: A Warmer, Wetter Planet, pages xxxii–xxxiii",
          "text": "Grappling with time – from the nanoseconds of chemical reaction relaxation times to four gigannums of planetary convulsions – is something that actually unites geologists, planetary scientists, and astronomers (including cosmologists).",
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          "text": "On this definition the temporal scale of neural activity tends to emphasize a milliseconds-to-seconds range, while the temporal scale of geology tends to emphasize a kiloannums-to-gigannums (thousands to billions of years) range.",
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          "ref": "2022, Sulgiye Park, Terence P. McNulty, Rodney C. Ewing, “Critical metal resources in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, in International Geology Review, →DOI",
          "text": "The Sakju and Jongju intrusives are alkali intrusive complexes consisting of alkali pyroxenite, nephelinite, and various syenites, dating back to ~1.89–1.83 Gigannum (Ga) (Kim et al. 2016b; Lee et al. 2021b).",
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        "Rare form of giga-annum (“gigayear, a billion years”)."
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