Bit (bit)
The basic unit of information: one binary digit, 0 or 1.
What is a bit?
- Symbol
- bit
- Quantity
- Data Storage
- Unit system
- other
- Definition
- The basic unit of information: one binary digit, 0 or 1.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- IEC 80000-13:2008, Quantities and units: Information science and technology
Common applications
The basic unit of digital information, used in computing, communications and information theory.
Bit in other data storage units
- 1 bit = 0.25 nibbleNibble
- 1 bit = 0.125 BBit to Byte converter
- 1 bit = 0.001 kbitKilobit
- 1 bit = 0.000001 MbitMegabit
- 1 bit = 1e-9 GbitGigabit
- 1 bit = 1e-12 TbitTerabit
- 1 bit = 0.000125 kBKilobyte
- 1 bit = 1.25e-7 MBMegabyte
- 1 bit = 1.25e-10 GBGigabyte
- 1 bit = 1.25e-13 TBTerabyte
- 1 bit = 1.25e-16 PBPetabyte
- 1 bit = 0.0009765625 KibitKibibit
- 1 bit = 9.5367431640625e-7 MibitMebibit
- 1 bit = 0.0001220703125 KiBKibibyte
- 1 bit = 1.1920928955078125e-7 MiBMebibyte
- 1 bit ≈ 1.164153218e-10 GiBGibibyte
- 1 bit ≈ 1.136868377e-13 TiBTebibyte
- 1 bit ≈ 1.110223025e-16 PiBPebibyte
Bit quick reference
| Bit | Byte | Gigabyte | Gibibyte |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bit | = 0.125 B | = 1.25e-10 GB | ≈ 1.164153218e-10 GiB |
| 10 bit | = 1.25 B | = 1.25e-9 GB | ≈ 1.164153218e-9 GiB |
| 100 bit | = 12.5 B | = 1.25e-8 GB | ≈ 1.164153218e-8 GiB |
| 1000 bit | = 125 B | = 1.25e-7 GB | ≈ 1.164153218e-7 GiB |
Where the bit fits
The next larger data storage unit is the nibble (nibble). 1 bit = 0.25 nibble, and 1 nibble = 4 bit.
Frequently asked questions
- How many bytes are in one bit?
- One bit = 0.125 B (bytes).
- How many gigabytes are in one bit?
- One bit = 1.25e-10 GB (gigabytes).
- How many gibibytes are in one bit?
- One bit ≈ 1.164153218e-10 GiB (gibibytes).