G

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G is the seventh letter of the alphabet. It can also refer to:

Astronomy

• A stellar classification for yellowish stars
• A provisional designation in astronomy for any comet, asteroid, or minor planet discovered between April 1 and 15

Chemistry and biology

• G protein
• Glycine, an amino acid
• Guanosine, a nucleoside
• Haplogroup G (mtDNA)
• Haplogroup G (Y-DNA)
• ATC code G Genito-urinary system and sex hormones, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System

Code prefixes

• Gabon, international license plate code G
• Glasgow, UK postal code G
• The Canadian postal code prefix for the eastern part of Quebec

Computer gaming

• G (computer role-playing games), a unit of currency in computer role-playing games
• G (Club Penguin), the head secret agent who hands out the player's missions in Club Penguin
• A character in Sega's House of the Dead series

Mathematics

• Meijer G-function
• Graham's number

Movies and television

• G (MPAA), an MPAA film rating indicating a film suitable for general audiences
• Andrew G, an Australian television personality
• A classification in television content rating systems, usually short for "general", meaning appropriate for everyone
• An ITU prefix allocated to the United Kingdom

Music

• G (musical note)
• Key of G
• G. (album), an album by Gotthard
• An album by Gerald Levert
• A prefix used to denote the Gérard catalog, a catalogue of Luigi Boccherini's works compiled by Yves Gérard

Physics

• G band, the range of frequencies from 4 to 6 GHz
• Gauss (unit), a unit of magnetic induction
• Gravitational constant, G
• Gibbs free energy, a function of thermodynamics
• Electrical conductance (g)
• Shear modulus
• Standard gravity g, the standardised acceleration due to gravity on Earth
  • g-force, the acceleration of a body relative to free fall
• Graviton (g or G)
• Gluon (g)

Slang

• 1000 (number), especially in relation to money; short for “grand”
• Gangster or Gangsta
• gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, a drug more commonly known as GHB

Sports

• Goal (sport)
• Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), often referred to by locals as "The G"
• Gatorade

Units

• Gram, a unit of mass
• Giga, the SI prefix meaning 10⁹ = 1,000,000,000

Other uses

• g (factor), the general intelligence factor
• G (New York City Subway service), the G Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Local, a rapid transit service
• G. (novel), a novel by John Berger
• The Gillette Company, ticker symbol G on the New York Stock Exchange
• Ground floor, particularly in elevators
• The graphical programming language used in LabVIEW

See also

• Gee

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