bit

Summary

bit is an unit of information^[1]. bit ranks in the top 8% of unit_of_information entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• bit's instance of is recorded as unit of information^[3].
• bit's instance of is recorded as concept^[4].
• bit's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit^[5].
• bit's measured physical quantity is recorded as information^[6].
• bit's measured physical quantity is recorded as equivalent binary storage capacity^[7].
• bit is a type of quantity^[8].
• bit is part of International System of Quantities^[9].
• bit's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/bit^[10].
• bit's different from is recorded as byte^[11].
• bit's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8799', 'amount': '+0.125'}^[12].
• bit's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q376660', 'amount': '+0.6931471805599453094172321214581765680755001343602552541206800094933936219696947156058633269964186875420014810205706857336855'}^[13].
• bit's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8805', 'amount': '+1'}^[14].
• bit's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3815076', 'amount': '+0.0009765625'}^[15].
• bit's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q740943', 'amount': '+0.25'}^[16].
• bit's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[17].
• bit's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'bit'}^[18].
• bit's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'b'}^[19].
• bit's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bit'}^[20].
• bit's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unit of information^[3], concept^[4], and UCUM derived unit^[5]. bit is a type of quantity^[8].

Use and Application

bit is part of International System of Quantities^[9].

Influence

Things named for bit include Bitcoin^[22], a free software^[23], in El Salvador^[24], founded in 2009^[25]; qubit^[26], an unit of information^[27]; and trit^[28], a logarithmic unit^[29].

Why It Matters

bit ranks in the top 8% of unit_of_information entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month).^[2] bit has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] bit is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for bit include Bitcoin^[22], a free software^[23], in El Salvador^[24], founded in 2009^[25]; qubit^[26], an unit of information^[27]; and trit^[28], a logarithmic unit^[29].