What is 10 to the 9th power?

10 to the 9th power, often written as 10⁹, is equal to 1,000,000,000 (one billion).

• It's a common way to represent a very large number.

• In the metric system, 10⁹ is the prefix "giga". For example, a gigabyte (GB) is 10⁹ bytes.

• In computing, it is sometimes used (though less precisely) to refer to 2³⁰ = 1,073,741,824, especially in older systems or when referring to memory or storage size. This is because powers of 2 are important in binary systems.

• Financial figures are sometimes expressed in billions.

• Population statistics may be reported in the billions, such as the global population.

• Scientific measurements can utilize 10⁹ to represent large quantities. For example, distances in space.

• The term "billion" is equivalent to 10⁹ in the short scale system (used in most English-speaking countries).

• The speed of processors are often measured in gigahertz (GHz), which is 10⁹ hertz.

• Electricity consumption or generation of a power plant is measured in gigawatts which is 10⁹ watts.