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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: bit, <unit>
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Symbol: bit
Definition: unit of amount of data, corresponding to one binary digit

Note 1 to entry: The bit can be combined with SI prefixes, e.g. kilobit (kbit), or with binary prefixes, e.g. kibibit (Kibit). For binary multiples (powers of 2), the use of binary prefixes is recommended to avoid ambiguity.

Note 2 to entry: The unit bit can be combined with other units, e.g. bit per second (bit/s).


Publication date:2019-03-29
SourceIEC 80000-13:2008, 13-9.b, modified &#8211; Addition of information useful for the context of the IEV, and adaptation to the IEV rules
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