kibi-: difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Content deleted Content added
Kwamikagami (talk | contribs) →Pronunciation: per others in the set |
→Usage notes: Standard output for various common Linux programmes. Since Linux is by far the most used operating system, this is not rare, even if its use is confined to software manuals and outputs. |
||
Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
# The [[IEC]] prefix meaning 2<sup>10</sup> = 1,024. Compare [[kilo-]], meaning 10<sup>3</sup> = 1,000, a [[thousand]]. Abbreviation: [[Ki]] |
# The [[IEC]] prefix meaning 2<sup>10</sup> = 1,024. Compare [[kilo-]], meaning 10<sup>3</sup> = 1,000, a [[thousand]]. Abbreviation: [[Ki]] |
||
====Usage notes==== |
|||
Not in widespread use, this [[binary]] multiple prefix was established to make various units used in computing precise and unambiguous. |