# Name for atomic unit of Grin?

**URL:** <https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561>\
**Category:** Governance\
**Created:** [January 17, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561 "2019-01-17T22:05:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![dr\_bonez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dr\_bonez](https://forum.grin.mw/u/dr_bonez)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561/1 "2019-01-17T22:05:54Z")

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What should we call the atomic unit of Grin (10^-9)?

I propose we call them “Wimblies”

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/chronos/32/153_2.png) [@Chronos](https://forum.grin.mw/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561/2 "2019-01-17T22:09:02Z")

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“Toms” is an option, named after the inventor of Mimblewimble.

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**Author:** ![MerlinsBeard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/merlinsbeard/32/2863_2.png) [@MerlinsBeard](https://forum.grin.mw/u/MerlinsBeard)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561/3 "2019-01-17T22:09:03Z")

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µGrin. Let’s just follow SI, please. I know we’re all excited about Grin and all, but it is really unnecessary to make up bloat like this just for fun. Remember that it is supposed to be a currency for every human on the planet.

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**Author:** ![tromp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/tromp/32/22_2.png) [@tromp](https://forum.grin.mw/u/tromp)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561/4 "2019-01-17T22:32:16Z")

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it’s a nanogrin of course…

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**Author:** ![FirsArgentum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/firsargentum/32/736_2.png) [@FirsArgentum](https://forum.grin.mw/u/FirsArgentum)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561/5 "2019-01-17T22:47:48Z")

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Yes. µGrin would be 10^-6. Milligrin sounds nice for 10^-3 also…

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**Author:** ![MerlinsBeard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/merlinsbeard/32/2863_2.png) [@MerlinsBeard](https://forum.grin.mw/u/MerlinsBeard)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561/6 "2019-01-17T23:30:27Z")

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Oops. Yeah, sorry. Brainfarted.

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**Author:** ![Grin1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/grin1/32/1901_2.png) [@Grin1](https://forum.grin.mw/u/Grin1)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561/7 "2019-02-11T19:30:05Z")

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Instead of “Sats” call them ‘Grats’ short for ‘Grintoshis’ ツ

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**Author:** ![Bart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@Bart](https://forum.grin.mw/u/Bart)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/name-for-atomic-unit-of-grin/2561/8 "2019-03-05T17:48:07Z")

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Sats grew organically, it was never decided AFAIK. We can’t name something like this. Either the community will naturally find a term for it or won’t. We can discuss it though!