Physics reference Binary prefixes	28Rp5 PhysRef
A comphrensive table of all binary multiples.
Binary prefixes.

prefix	symbol	value	expanded value
kibi	Ki [footnote 1]	210	1 024
mebi	Mi	220	1 048 576
gibi	Gi	230	1 073 741 824
tebi	Ti	240	1 099 511 627 776
pebi	Pi	250	1 125 899 906 842 624
exbi	Ei	260	1 152 921 504 606 846 976
zebi	Zi	270	1 180 591 620 717 411 303 424
yobi	Yi	280	1 208 925 819 614 629 174 706 176

Legend.
prefix The name of the prefix, which is prepended directly before the unit bit or byte (abbreviation B. For instance, prepending the prefix mebi to bit gives you mebibit. symbol The symbol of the prefix, to be used in conjunction with the symbol for a unit, following the rules above. For instance, one would write MiB for mebibyte. value, expanded value The value of the prefix, written in an abbreviated matter and then expanded.
Footnotes.
1. For consistency with the other binary prefixes, the symbol for the prefix kibi is Ki, whereas the symbol for the traditional SI prefix kilo is a lowercase k.	footnote 1
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