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== Ternary Data Units == | == Ternary Data Units == | ||
Ternary does not align very well with decimal. Binary uses the "[[Magic Number]]" 1024 (2^10) which is very close to 1000. Ternary does not have a value that fits this well. So one must just be chosen. The nearest is 729 (3^6). Instead of borrowing binary data unit names I came up with my own unit names from the end letters of [[Heptavintimal]]. | |||
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Ternary Data Units
Ternary does not align very well with decimal. Binary uses the "Magic Number" 1024 (2^10) which is very close to 1000. Ternary does not have a value that fits this well. So one must just be chosen. The nearest is 729 (3^6). Instead of borrowing binary data unit names I came up with my own unit names from the end letters of Heptavintimal.
| Power | Digit | Word | Short | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7290 | trit | Tryte | t / T | |
| 7291 | Qilotrit | Qilotryte | Qt / QT | "Quilo" |
| 7292 | Pegatrit | Pegatryte | Pt / PT | "Peaga" |
| 7293 | Oigatrit | Oigatryte | Ot / OT | "Oyga" |
| 7294 | Naratrit | Naratryte | Nt / NT | "Nara" |
| 7295 | Metatrit | Metatryte | Mt / MT | "Meta" |
