Table 178: Binary measuring units-to-decimal measuring units conversion. The Base 10 (decimal)
column is provided to depict the difference between two Base Numbering systems.
Base 2 (Binary)
Measuring Unit
Base 2 Name
(Symbol)
Base 2 Term and
Mathematical Power
Base 10 (Decimal -
Shown for Comparison)
2
10
kibi (Ki or KiB)
kilobinary (2
10
)
1
kilo = 10
3
2
20
mebi (Mi or MiB)
megabinary (2
10
)
2
mega = 10
6
or (10
3
)
2
2
30
gibi (Gi or GiB)
gigabinary (2
10
)
3
giga = 10
9
or (10
3
)
3
2
40
tebi (Ti or TiB)
terabinary (2
10
)
4
tera = 10
12
or (10
3
)
4
2
50
pebi (Pi or PiB)
petabinary (2
10
)
5
peta = 10
15
or (10
3
)
5
2
60
exbi (Ei or EiB)
exabinary (2
10
)
6
exa = 10
18
or (10
3
)
6
2
70
zebi (Zi or ZiB)
zettabinary (2
10
)
7
zetta = 10
21
or (10
3
)
7
2
80
yobi (Yi or YiB)
yottabinary (2
10
)
8
yotta = 10
24
or (10
3
)
8
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