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| The primary system in which binary unit magnetudes are represented. Intended to replace SI units for digital measurements, | The primary system in which binary unit magnetudes are represented. Intended to replace SI units for digital measurements, | ||
| numbers are represented in base-2 rather than base-10. Thus, when referring to units, generally KB is the SI interpretation of $1\cdot 10^3$ | numbers are represented in base-2 rather than base-10. Thus, when referring to units, generally KB is the SI interpretation of $1\cdot 10^3$ | ||
| - | whereas 1KiB referrers to the IEC interpretation of $1\cdot 2^10$ in base-2. | + | whereas 1KiB referrers to the IEC interpretation of $1\cdot 2^{10}$ in base-2. |
| ^ Prefix ^ Symbol ^ Factor ^ | ^ Prefix ^ Symbol ^ Factor ^ | ||