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Energy, work & heat

gigajouleGJ

Giga-scaled variant of the joule, exactly GJ = 1000000000 base unit.

Dimension
energy
Canonical signature
L^2*M*T^-2
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 GJ = 1,000,000,000 J
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Converting energy to power requires a duration.
Aliases
giga joules

Same dimension

Related units

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 GJ = 1,000,000,000 J

Exact relationship

10 GJ = 10,000,000,000 J

Exact relationship