bit per second

data rate unit
Intangible data_rate_unit Q549389
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bit per second

Summary

bit per second is a data-rate unit[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (data_rate_unit category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • bit per second's instance of is recorded as data-rate unit[3].
  • bit per second's instance of is recorded as unit of binary digit rate[4].
  • bit per second's measured physical quantity is recorded as data transfer rate[5].
  • bit per second's measured physical quantity is recorded as information rate[6].
  • bit per second's measured physical quantity is recorded as bit rate[7].
  • bit per second's said to be the same as is recorded as baud[8].
  • bit per second's different from is recorded as byte per second[9].
  • bit per second's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q549389', 'amount': '+1'}[10].
  • bit per second's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122h696l[11].
  • bit per second's QUDT unit ID is recorded as BIT-PER-SEC[12].
  • bit per second's wurvoc.org measure ID is recorded as bit_per_second-time[13].
  • bit per second's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q549389 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[14].
  • bit per second's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as s_-_bit_per_sekund[15].
  • bit per second's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bit/s'}[16].
  • bit per second's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'b/s'}[17].
  • bit per second's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'бит/с'}[18].
  • bit per second's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'סל"ש'}[19].
  • bit per second's UN/CEFACT Common Code is recorded as B10[20].
  • bit per second's Wolfram Language unit code is recorded as "Bits"/"Seconds"[21].
  • bit per second's UCUM code is recorded as bit/s[22].
  • bit per second's Lex ID is recorded as bit_per_sekund[23].
  • bit per second's Ontology of units of Measure 2.0 unit ID is recorded as bitPerSecond-Time[24].
  • bit per second's QUDT dimension ID is recorded as A0E0L0I0M0H0T-1D0[25].

Why It Matters

bit per second draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (data_rate_unit category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Aliases
    Said to be the same as baud
    Measured physical quantity data transfer rate, information rate, bit rate
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