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International Electrotechnical Commission units and prefixes

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measured.iec

Defines the units of Information and the binary prefixes as defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

Attributes: Base Units

Bit (Unit):

Rack Unit (Unit):  The height unit of a standard electronics rack

Attributes: Derived Units

Byte (Unit): 8 bits

Attributes: Prefixes (base 2)

Kibi (Prefix): 2¹⁰, symbol `Ki`
Mebi (Prefix): 2²⁰, symbol `Mi`
Gibi (Prefix): 2³⁰, symbol `Gi`
Tebi (Prefix): 2⁴⁰, symbol `Ti`
Pebi (Prefix): 2⁵⁰, symbol `Pi`
Exbi (Prefix): 2⁶⁰, symbol `Ei`
Zebi (Prefix): 2⁷⁰, symbol `Zi`
Yobi (Prefix): 2⁸⁰, symbol `Yi`