trit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental unit of information that may take any of three distinct states.

Pronunciation

/tɹɪt/

Word forms

trit trits

Etymology

Blend of trinary + digit, formed in analogy to bit from binary digit.

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