Glossary term

Gas

A measurement given to functions on the Ethereum blockchain to denote how computationally expensive they will be, this is offered to the miners who complete the process as…

  • Updated August 17, 2018
  • First published April 25, 2018
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Definition

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A measurement given to functions on the Ethereum blockchain to denote how computationally expensive they will be, this is offered to the miners who complete the process as a reward.