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Pbit

Pbit

9.9
A unit of digital information equal to 1,000 terabits or 1,000,000,000,000,000 bits
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Pbit
  • Also, I would have a ton of questions about your figures, such as: is the $140,000 of profit PBIT, or does it include tax?

Examples

  • The company's PBIT for this quarter reached an impressive $5 million, demonstrating strong growth.

  • After calculating all expenses, we found that the PBIT was significantly higher than expected.

  • Investors are interested in the PBIT because it reflects the company's profitability before any deductions.

Synonyms

Pb
vsPbit
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A unit for very large digital data equal to one thousand terabits

is the full written name rather than the short symbol
petabit
vsPbit
  • Specialized
7.5

A very large unit for digital information equal to one thousand terabits, using bits not bytes

is the shorter label or symbol used instead of the full name

Surface Forms

Pbit singular
Pbits plural

Morphology

Pbit = bit (semi-transparent) = P + bit

Formed from the SI prefix 'P' (peta, 10^15) + 'bit', so the structure is regular but understanding the numeric scale requires specialized knowledge.

Etymology

Pbit is made from the part peta and the computer word bit, where peta means 'one thousand trillion'. So a Pbit is a very large number of bits, like a petabyte but counted in bits, and that is why we use it to talk about huge amounts of data and very fast network speeds.