Bit

numeric

Definition

Bit

A “bit”, short for binary digit, is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communications.

It represents one of two distinct states, commonly denoted as 0 and 1, which can be used to encode, transmit, and process data.

Prefixes

SI Prefixes

Short	Name	Bytes
kB	Kilobyte	$10^3$
MB	Megabyte	$10^6$
GB	Gigabyte	$10^9$
TB	Terrabyte	$10^{12}$
…	…	…

Binary Prefixes

Short	Name	Bytes
KiB	Kibibyte	$2^{10}$
MiB	Mebibyte	$2^{20}$
GiB	Gibibyte	$2^{30}$
TiB	Tebibyte	$2^{40}$
…	…	…