Pebibit
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Multiples of bits
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The pebibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of digital information storage, prefixed by the standards-based multiplier pebi (symbol Pi), a binary prefix meaning 250.[1][2] The unit symbol of the pebibit is Pibit.
The pebibit is closely related to the petabit, the corresponding unit using the metric prefix peta, which is 1015 bits.
See also
References
- ↑ International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 60027-2 (2000-11) Ed. 2.0
- ↑ A.J. Thor (2000). "Prefixes for binary multiples". Metrologia 37 (81): 81. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/37/1/12.
- ↑ Definitions of the SI units: The binary prefixes