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		thamer on Oct 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte This doesn't feel like a serious question, but in case this is still a mystery to you… the name bit is a portmanteau of binary digit, and as indicated by the word "binary", there are only two possible digits that can be used as values for a bit: 0 and 1.

seoulbigchris on Oct 18, 2024 | [–]

So trinary and quaternary digits are trits and quits?

eqvinox on Oct 18, 2024 | | [–]

Yes, trit is commonly used for ternary logic. "quit" I have never heard in such a context.

euroderf on Oct 20, 2024 | [–]

So shouldn't a two-state datum be a twit ?

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