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A '''gigaelectronvolt''' ('''GeV''') is one billion (<math>10^9</math>) [[electronvolt]]. The mass of the [[proton]] and [[neutron]] is of the order of 1 GeV.
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A '''gigaelectronvolt''' ('''GeV''') is a unit of [[energy]] equal to one billion (<math>10^9</math>) [[electronvolt]]. The mass of the [[proton]] and [[neutron]] is of the order of <math>1~\mathrm{GeV}/ c^2</math>.
  
Many energy-like quantities ([[Mass|masses]], [[Energy|energies]], [[Momentum|momenta]]) of interest at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] are conveniently measured in GeV.
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Many energy-like quantities ([[Mass|masses]], energies, [[Momentum|momenta]]) of interest at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] are conveniently measured in GeV, using [[natural units]].

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A gigaelectronvolt (GeV) is a unit of energy equal to one billion (10^9) electronvolt. The mass of the proton and neutron is of the order of 1~\mathrm{GeV}/ c^2.

Many energy-like quantities (masses, energies, momenta) of interest at the Large Hadron Collider are conveniently measured in GeV, using natural units.