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Bit

Bit definition

A "bit" in the context of data means one binary digit, often expressed as a (logical) "1" or "0". Each bit can represent only two values, so systems often work with multiple bits at a time. Each bit taken into account doubles the number of representative values. "Bits" are occasionally mistaken for "bytes"; usually the former is labelled with a small "b" though, such as "bps".

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