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The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communication. The name is a portmanteau of binary digit.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bit | is a | most basic unit of information in computing and digital communication | 0.90 | text |
| Bit | is a | information entropy of a random binary variable that is 0 or 1 with equal probability | 0.90 | text |
| true/false | instance of | but other representations | 0.80 | text |
| yes/no | instance of | but other representations | 0.80 | text |
| on/off | instance of | but other representations | 0.80 | text |
| and | instance of | but other representations | 0.80 | text |
| teleprinters | instance of | and early digital communications machines | 0.80 | text |
| magnetic-core memory | instance of | these methods were largely supplanted by magnetic storage devices | 0.80 | text |
| magnetic tapes | instance of | these methods were largely supplanted by magnetic storage devices | 0.80 | text |
| drums | instance of | these methods were largely supplanted by magnetic storage devices | 0.80 | text |
| and disks | instance of | these methods were largely supplanted by magnetic storage devices | 0.80 | text |
| where a bit was represented by the polarity of magnetization of a certain area of a ferromagnetic film | instance of | these methods were largely supplanted by magnetic storage devices | 0.80 | text |
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