(G) A thermodynamic property devised by Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1876 to predict whether a process will occur spontaneously at constant pressure and temperature. Gibbs free energy
G is defined as
G = H - TS where
H,
T and
S are the
enthalpy ,
temperature , and
entropy . Changes in G correspond to changes in
free energy for processes occuring at constant temperature and pressure; the Gibbs free energy change corresponds to the maximum nonexpansion work that can be obtained under these conditions. The sign of
Delta G is negative for all spontaneous processes and zero for processes at
equilibrium .
Giga. One billion.
Gain flatness - The variation of gain over a specified frequency range.