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bit (Bit)

One Bit of information. A one or a zero.

Ontology

SUMO / UNITS-OF-MEASURE

Class(es)

unit of measure
is instance of
  bit  

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  abstract  
is subclass of
  quantity  
is subclass of
  physical quantity  
is subclass of
  constant quantity  
is subclass of
  information measure  
is subclass of
  bit  

Coordinate term(s)

amu  angstrom  angular degree  atom gram  british thermal unit  byte  calorie  centimeter  cup  day duration  electron volt  euro cent  euro dollar  fahrenheit degree  foot  hour duration  inch  kilo byte  liter  mega byte  mile  minute duration  ounce  pint  pound force  pound mass  quart  rankine degree  slug  united kingdom gallon  united states cent  united states dollar  united states gallon  week duration  year duration 

Related WordNet synsets

bit
a unit of measurement of information (from Binary+digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
bit is kind of (all)...   bit is kind of...   kinds of bit...   kinds of bit (all)...   bit is part of...  

Axioms (1)

If number is an instance of real number, then "number byte(s)" is equal to ""number*" bit(s)". 
(=>
      (instance ?NUMBER RealNumber)
      (equal
            (MeasureFn ?NUMBER Byte)
            (MeasureFn
                  (MultiplicationFn ?NUMBER 8)
                  Bit)))