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Name: Prefixes for binary multiples
ID: m13081
Language: English (en)
Summary: The SI ("metric") prefixes, such as "k" for 1000 and "M" for 1,000,000, have been used for years to express binary quantities such as memory size. However, there are a separate set of prefixes for binary multiples that are intended for this use and are more precise.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: binary prefixes, exbi, gibi, kibi, mebi, pebi, SI prefixes, tebi
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Rick Simpson (rsimpson@alumni.rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Rick Simpson (rsimpson@alumni.rice.edu)
Maintainers: Rick Simpson (rsimpson@alumni.rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.1 (history)
First publication date: Oct 16, 2005 3:36 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Oct 21, 2005 10:52 pm GMT-5
Module XML: m13081_1.1.cnxml

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Version: 1.1 Oct 21, 2005 10:52 pm GMT-5 by Rick Simpson
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