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The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. The name is a portmanteau of binary digit. The bit represents a logical state with one of two possible values. These values are most commonly represented as either "1" or "0", but other representations such … See more
The encoding of data by discrete bits was used in the punched cards invented by Basile Bouchon and Jean-Baptiste Falcon (1732), developed by Joseph Marie Jacquard (1804), and later adopted by Semyon Korsakov See more
The bit is not defined in the International System of Units (SI). However, the International Electrotechnical Commission issued standard See more
• Byte
• Integer (computer science)
• Primitive data type
• Trit (Trinary digit) See moreWhen the information capacity of a storage system or a communication channel is presented in bits or bits per second, this often refers to binary digits, which is a computer hardware capacity … See more
Similar to torque and energy in physics; information-theoretic information and data storage size have the same dimensionality of units of measurement, but there is in general no meaning to adding, subtracting or otherwise combining the units mathematically, … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - More about a bita bit✕PlayDEFINITION
- somewhat; to some extent:"he came back looking a bit annoyed"synonyms:rather · a little · fairly · slightly · somewhat · relatively · quite · to some degree/extent · comparatively · moderately
bit✕PlayNOUNa bit (noun)- a small piece, part, or quantity of something:"give the duck a bit of bread" ·"he read bits of his work to me"synonyms:small portion · small piece · piece · portion · segment · section · part ·chunk · lump · hunk · slice · fragment · scrap · shred · flake · chip · shaving · paring · crumb · grain · fleck · speck · spot · drop · pinch · dash · soupçon · modicum · dollop · morsel · mouthful · spoonful · bite · taste · sample · iota · jot · tittle · whit · atom · particle · scintilla · mote · trace · touch · suggestion · hint · tinge · shard · sliver · snippet · snatch · extract · excerpt · gobbet · smitch
- (a bit)a short time or distance:"I fell asleep for a bit"synonyms:moment · minute · second · little while · short time · soon ·in a (little) while · in a second · in a minute · in a moment · in a trice · in a flash · shortly · in a short time · in (less than) no time · in no time at all · before you know it · before long · directly · momentarily · anon · ere long
- (a bit)a fair amount:"there's a bit to talk about there"
- informala set of actions or ideas associated with a specific group or activity:"she's gone off to do her theatrical bit"
- NORTH AMERICANinformaldateda unit of 12 1/2 cents (used only in even multiples):"the sideshow admission was twenty-five cents, two bits, the fourth of a dollar"
ORIGINOld English bita ‘bite, mouthful’, of Germanic origin; related to German Bissen, also to bite.Data from Oxford Languages - See more