Gigawatt
GWcx:GW · Power
1 GW = 1000000000 W.
- Quantity kind
- Power
- SI dimension
L^2 · M · T^-3- Allowed roles
- Scalar
- Unit system / convention
- SI decimal multiples
- Registry code
GW
Scope and distinctions
Definition metadata. Quantity kind and model-field semantics determine compatibility; no new UUCE execution or CVP claim.
Available operations
UUCE executable Preview · Use cx:GW with a compatible unit and a pinned snapshot.
No legacy converter is linked for this definition.
Verification scope
- UUCE conversion capability
units.convertversion0.1.1· VERIFIED- Production binding at publication
- CURRENT
The definition lifecycle describes this registry entry. CVP status describes the conversion capability and the cases and rejection partitions in its Manifest. CVP Manifest · Public replay cases
Candidate is a registry lifecycle state. It is not a completed review or CVP verification.
Definition sources
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI)
9th edition, version 4.01, June 2026
Tables 4–7: coherent derived units, unit algebra and decimal prefixes
Source checked:Definition metadata attributed to BIPM; brochure licensed CC BY 4.0.
Definition and registry versions
- Definition revision
- 1.0.0
- Registry snapshot
- 0.3.0-preview.3 · preview
- Definition lifecycle
- candidate
- Definition owner
- core.metrology
- Definition digest
673a6007f75efe3d706a718cd2d7dc7d2dee0253468edd82bf0b20eb02ae5158- Definition dependency digest
05dab6ebc2ed234b4829506fcbb0ddb613ac3a3ea21e3010cd8d904f782508eb
Digests identify definition content; they are not CVP evidence or production attestations.