gigabel

noun

gigabel

noun

Etymology From giga- + bel.

1

Humorous A unit of measure of extremely loud sounds, equal to a power ratio of ten to the power of one billion (short scale). Not used seriously, as this is a larger ratio than separates quantum fluctuations from sufficient power to create a black hole.

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