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Prefixes used in information technology - outdated information #166

Open timbrisc opened 3 years ago

timbrisc commented 3 years ago

Issue migrated from trac ticket # 5785

component: unit definitions | priority: minor

2021-02-01 08:46:17: CBorn created the issue

The information found in §49 seems to be outdated. Binary prefixes today are standardised and widely accepted.

Please see ISO/IEC 80000-13:2008 JCGM 200:2012

Table 23 should be updated to include all prefixes kibi up to yobi. It would propably be easier to give the value in the form of powers of 1024. kibi = 1024^1 Mebi = 1024^2 Gibi = 1024^3 ...

timbrisc commented 3 years ago

2021-05-25 17:38:46: mitchbre@regenstrief.org commented

Thank you Carsten.

I have added the prefixes (kibi to yobi) to the list of updates for the next release.

Sincerely,

Replying to [#5785 Carsten Born]:

The information found in §49 seems to be outdated. Binary prefixes today are standardised and widely accepted.

Please see ISO/IEC 80000-13:2008 JCGM 200:2012

Table 23 should be updated to include all prefixes kibi up to yobi. It would propably be easier to give the value in the form of powers of 1024. kibi = 1024^1 Mebi = 1024^2 Gibi = 1024^3 ...

timbrisc commented 3 years ago

2021-05-25 17:39:24: mitchbre@regenstrief.org changed status from new to accepted

timbrisc commented 3 years ago

2021-05-25 17:39:24: mitchbre@regenstrief.org set owner to mitchbre

timbrisc commented 3 years ago

2021-05-25 17:40:03: mitchbre@regenstrief.org

timbrisc commented 2 years ago

2021-11-05 16:46:24: mitchbre@regenstrief.org uploaded file prefixes_Kibi to Yobi.docx (34.1 KiB)