Tebibit

The tebibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of information, prefixed by the standards-based multiplier tebi (symbol Ti), a binary prefix meaning 240.[1][2] The unit symbol of the tebibit is Tibit.

1 tebibit = 240 bits = 1099511627776bits = 1024 gibibits[3]
Decimal
Value  Metric 
1000 kbitkilobit
10002 Mbitmegabit
10003 Gbitgigabit
10004 Tbitterabit
10005 Pbitpetabit
10006 Ebitexabit
10007 Zbitzettabit
10008 Ybityottabit
Binary
Value  IEC  Legacy 
1024 Kibitkibibit KbitKbkilobit
10242 Mibitmebibit MbitMbmegabit
10243 Gibitgibibit GbitGbgigabit
10244 Tibittebibit TbitTbterabit
10245 Pibitpebibit
10246 Eibitexbibit
10247 Zibitzebibit
10248 Yibityobibit
Orders of magnitude of data

The tebibit is closely related to the terabit, the corresponding unit using the metric prefix tera, which is 1012 bits.

See also

References

  1. International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 60027-2 (2000-11) Ed. 2.0
  2. A.J. Thor (2000). "Prefixes for binary multiples". Metrologia. 37 (81): 81. Bibcode:2000Metro..37...81T. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/37/1/12. (link me0112.pdf).
  3. Definitions of the SI units: The binary prefixes


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