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The correct spelling is gigaton.

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noun

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The correct spelling is gigaton. A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.

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  1. 1.A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
  2. 2.One billion tons.

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