<p>XRP are internally represented as an integer number of millionths of a ripple. No term has yet been accepted for naming these units, but some people have (I think jokingly) referred to them as "Jeds".</p>

<p><strong>Update</strong>: It looks like they will be officially referred to as drops as <a href="https://ripple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=40#p228" rel="nofollow">you suggested</a>. A transaction costs 10 drops. There are a million drops in a ripple.</p>

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<p>How divisible are <a href="https://ripple.com/">ripples</a> (XRP)? With 100 billion of the currency units being created at system inception one could assume that they are akin to satoshis, but during the operation of the system I found my balance being charged sub-ripple amounts for some operations. How much can one ripple be divided into?</p>

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How divisible are ripples?
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# How divisible are ripples?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-02-11)

How divisible are [ripples](https://ripple.com/) (XRP)? With 100 billion of the currency units being created at system inception one could assume that they are akin to satoshis, but during the operation of the system I found my balance being charged sub-ripple amounts for some operations. How much can one ripple be divided into?

**Tags:** money-supply, money, ripple, divisibility


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-02-11. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

XRP are internally represented as an integer number of millionths of a ripple. No term has yet been accepted for naming these units, but some people have (I think jokingly) referred to them as "Jeds".

**Update**: It looks like they will be officially referred to as drops as [you suggested](https://ripple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=40#p228). A transaction costs 10 drops. There are a million drops in a ripple.


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