ITYM: (2^10)^n, notation =
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> Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 14:31:45 -0400
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: OT - What is the proper term for "K" notation?
> To: [email protected]
>
> See the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) website:
>
> http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html
>
> They are called binary and decimal prefixes (sic). The more commonly
> used, (10^3)^n, notation is formally called SI decimal-prefix
> notation. The binary, (2^3)^n, notation is called IEC binary
> prefix-notation. IEC will shortly become SI too.
>
> Strictly speaking nude values like 1.234K are not well formed. They
> specify a magnitude but not a unit, kilobyte or kibibyte, kilocalorie
> or kibicalorie, kilogram or kibigram, kilometer or kibimeter, etc.,
> etc.
>
> John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA
>
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