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1. mc32+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-03 18:01:06
Sure outside of computing in other science it has a meaning but in binary computing traditionally prefix + byte implied binary number quantities.

Many things acquire domain specific nuanced meaning ..

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2. floren+W3[view] [source] 2026-02-03 18:15:43
>>mc32+(OP)
And yet in computing, a 1kHz clock is still 1000 cycles per second, and 1 MFLOP is still 1,000,000 floating-point operations per second.
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3. pdw+o4[view] [source] 2026-02-03 18:17:33
>>mc32+(OP)
Even in computing the binary definition is only used with memory sizes. E.g. storage, network speeds, clock rates use the standard definition.
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4. antonv+Fj[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 19:15:42
>>floren+W3
The comment you replied to explained that:

"in binary computing traditionally prefix + byte implied binary number quantities."

There are no bytes involved in Hz or FLOPs.

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