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De - Pt| English Dictionary: trit | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for trit | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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trit /trit/ n. [by analogy with `bit'] One base-3 digit; the amount of information conveyed by a selection among one of three equally likely outcomes (see also {bit}). Trits arise, for example, in the context of a {flag} that should actually be able to assume _three_ values -- such as yes, no, or unknown. Trits are sometimes jokingly called `3-state bits'. A trit may be semi-seriously referred to as `a bit and a half', although it is linearly equivalent to 1.5849625 bits (that is, log2(3) bits). | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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trit amount of information conveyed by a selection among one of three equally likely outcomes. Trits arise, for example, in the context of a {flag} that should actually be able to assume *three* values - such as yes, no, or unknown. Trits are sometimes jokingly called "3-state bits". A trit may be semi-seriously referred to as "a bit and a half", although it is linearly equivalent to 1.5849625 bits (that is, log2(3) bits). [{Jargon File}] (1995-05-11) | |
