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b

bit

Basic unit of information in computing and digital communications

Conceptunit of informationconceptUCUM derived unitQ8805

Also known as b · binary digit · logic value

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Overview

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60 statements · 13% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Unit symbol
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Conversion to standard unit
  • 0.125 byte
  • 0.6931 nat
  • 1 bit
  • 0.0009766 kibibit
  • 0.25 nibble
Measured physical quantity
Conversion to SI unit
  • 1 bit

On other databases

39 identifiers linking bit across the web's reference databases