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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 letters of Heptavintimal starting backwards.
| Power | Digit | Word | Short | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7290 | trit | Tryte | t / T | |
| 7291 | Qytotrit | Qytotryte | Qt / QT | "Quito" |
| 7292 | Pegatrit | Pegatryte | Pt / PT | "Peaga" |
| 7293 | Odictrit | Odictryte | Ot / OT | "Odik" |
| 7294 | Naratrit | Naratryte | Nt / NT | "Nara" |
| 7295 | Metatrit | Metatryte | Mt / MT | "Meta" |
