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See: Boolean, Boolean Digit, Byte, Bitmap, Kilobit, Quantum Bit, Unit of Information, Truth Value, Bit-Length, Information Theory.



References

2014

  • (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bit Retrieved:2014-10-9.
    • A bit is the basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. A bit can have only one of two values, and may therefore be physically implemented with a two-state device. These values are most commonly represented as . The term bit is a portmanteau of binary digit.

      The two values can also be interpreted as logical values (true/false, yes/no), algebraic signs (+/−), activation states (on/off), or any other two-valued attribute. The correspondence between these values and the physical states of the underlying storage or device is a matter of convention, and different assignments may be used even within the same device or program. The length of a binary number may be referred to as its bit-length.

      In information theory, one bit is typically defined as the uncertainty of a binary random variable that is 0 or 1 with equal probability, [1] or the information that is gained when the value of such a variable becomes known. [2]

      In quantum computing, a quantum bit or qubit is a quantum system that can exist in superposition of two bit values, true and false.

      The symbol for bit, as a unit of information, is either simply bit (recommended by the ISO/IEC standard 80000-13 (2008)) or lowercase b (recommended by the IEEE 1541 Standard (2002)). A group of eight bits is commonly called one byte, but historically the size of the byte is not strictly defined.

  1. John B. Anderson, Rolf Johnnesson (2006) Understanding Information Transmission.
  2. Simon Haykin (2006), Digital Communications