Giga- and Gibi- are similar but different prefixes
Giga- is the standard base 10 prefix to denote 1,000 of a thing (think 1010=1,000)
Gibi- is the standard base 2 prefix to denote a similar thing (210=1,024). This is preferable for computers to neatly calculate they work on a binary of 1s and 0s.
Sudaksis :v_ace: :flag_demisexual: /
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2024-09-04 12:39:09
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