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ZakkMalin2019-07-22 21:21:48
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ZakkMalin, 2019-07-22 21:21:48

Are bits and bits the same thing?

A discharge and a bit are completely the same, and are they absolute synonyms in the field of processors?

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skrimafonolog, 2019-08-30
@skrimafonolog

Not always.
Usually yes.
Reverse example - TLC technology in SSD

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Alexey Cheremisin, 2019-07-22
@leahch

Yes, it's the same. Just one word is international - a beat, the second is not. On the other hand, a bit determines the position of a bit in a physical register. The phrase "bit in the 7th digit" can mean, depending on the architecture (Intel or Motorola), completely different numbers.

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Moskus, 2019-07-22
@Moskus

If "bit" is used to denote the amount of information, then, of course, this is not the same thing.
If "bit" is used in the sense of "position within a binary number", such as "most significant bit", then it is the same as "(binary) digit" (saying "highest binary digit" is also possible).
If "digit" is used in a non-binary number, then the equivalence automatically disappears, because in positional number systems with a base other than two, one bit is obviously not one bit.

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