binary unit
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Its “quantum” is the binary unit, or bit, which is a message representing one of two choices: heads or tails, yes or no, zero or one.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2018
Shannon defined the basic unit of information--which a Bell Labs colleague dubbed a binary unit or “bit”--as a message representing one of two states.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 30, 2017
