From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 15:58:47 -0000 (UTC), Ben Collver wrote:   
      
   > It may be considered that there is an impropriety in using a term   
   > borrowed from decimal notation to indicate binary magnitudes.   
      
   Tell us about it. Look at the stubborn ones who still say “kilo” (K),   
   “mega” (M), “giga” (G), “tera” (T), ”peta” (P) etc when they   
   mean “kibi”   
   (Ki), “mebi” (Mi), “gibi” (Gi), “tebi” (Ti), “pebi” (Pi) etc.   
      
   On the other hand, I once heard the name “kabillion” used for 2**30.   
      
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