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Gigasecond is equal to 1 000 000 000 second (unit of time), comes from a combination of the metric prefix mega (M) with the second (s). Plural name is gigaseconds with symbol is Ms.
A year is the orbital period of the Earth moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility.