See the article: Prefixes for binary multiples
Table:
Prefixes
for binary multiples
|
| Factor |
Name |
Symbol |
Origin |
Derivation |
| 210 |
kibi |
Ki |
kilobinary: (210)1 |
kilo: (103)1 |
| 220 |
mebi |
Mi |
megabinary: (210)2 |
mega: (103)2 |
| 230 |
gibi |
Gi |
gigabinary: (210)3 |
giga: (103)3 |
| 240 |
tebi |
Ti |
terabinary: (210)4 |
tera: (103)4 |
| 250 |
pebi |
Pi |
petabinary: (210)5 |
peta: (103)5 |
| 260 |
exbi |
Ei |
exabinary: (210)6 |
exa: (103)6 |
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| Examples and comparisons with SI prefixes |
| one kibibit |
1 Kibit = 210 bit = 1024 bit |
| one kilobit |
1 kbit = 103 bit = 1000 bit |
| one byte |
1 B = 23 bit = 8 bit |
| one mebibyte |
1 MiB = 220 B = 1 048 576 B |
| one megabyte |
1 MB = 106 B = 1 000 000 B |
| one gibibyte |
1 GiB = 230 B = 1 073 741 824
B |
| one gigabyte |
1 GB = 109 B = 1 000 000 000 B |
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