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Pebibit (Pib) - Unit Information & Conversion

Symbol:Pib
Plural:pebibits
Category:Data Storage

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What is a Pebibit?

Definition

A pebibit (Pib) is a unit of digital information equal to 250 bits, which is exactly 1,125,899,906,842,624 bits. It uses the binary prefix 'pebi-' established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The pebibit is closely related to the petabit (Pb), which is defined using the decimal prefix 'peta-' (1015 or 1,000,000,000,000,000 bits).

History

The prefix 'pebi-' (representing 250) was defined by the IEC in 1998 along with other binary prefixes (kibi-, mebi-, gibi-, tebi-, exbi-). This standardization aimed to eliminate the confusion caused by using SI prefixes (like kilo-, mega-, giga-, tera-, peta-) to denote both powers of 1000 (decimal) and powers of 1024 (binary) in computing contexts, especially for large quantities of data. The term 'pebibit' specifically refers to the 250 multiple of bits.

Common Uses

Pebibits are used in contexts dealing with extremely large amounts of data where binary precision is crucial:

  • Specifying the capacity of very large-scale storage systems or data archives at the bit level in technical documentation.
  • Calculations in high-performance computing (HPC), large dataset analysis, and scientific simulations involving massive bit streams.
  • Theoretical calculations in computer science, information theory, and advanced data transmission analysis.
  • Ensuring accuracy when comparing binary (Pib) and decimal (Pb) data quantities in contexts like large network traffic analysis or storage capacity planning. While petabits (Pb) are more common for network throughput (Pbps), pebibits provide precision for binary-based storage or memory calculations at this scale.

Pebibit Conversion Formulas

To Bit:

1 Pib = 1125899906842624 b
Example: 5 pebibits = 5629499534213120 bits

To Byte:

1 Pib = 140737488355328 B
Example: 5 pebibits = 703687441776640 bytes

To Kilobit:

1 Pib = 1125899906842.624 kb
Example: 5 pebibits = 5629499534213.12 kilobits

To Kilobyte:

1 Pib = 140737488355.328 KB
Example: 5 pebibits = 703687441776.64 kilobytes

To Megabit:

1 Pib = 1125899906.842624 Mb
Example: 5 pebibits = 5629499534.21312 megabits

To Megabyte:

1 Pib = 140737488.355328 MB
Example: 5 pebibits = 703687441.77664 megabytes

To Gigabit:

1 Pib = 1125899.906843 Gb
Example: 5 pebibits = 5629499.534213 gigabits

To Gigabyte:

1 Pib = 140737.488355 GB
Example: 5 pebibits = 703687.441777 gigabytes

To Terabit:

1 Pib = 1125.899907 Tb
Example: 5 pebibits = 5629.499534 terabits

To Terabyte:

1 Pib = 140.737488 TB
Example: 5 pebibits = 703.687442 terabytes

To Petabit:

1 Pib = 1.1259 Pb
Example: 5 pebibits = 5.6295 petabits

To Petabyte:

1 Pib = 0.140737 PB
Example: 5 pebibits = 0.703687 petabytes

To Exabit:

1 Pib = 0.001126 Eb
Example: 5 pebibits = 0.005629 exabits

To Exabyte:

1 Pib = 0.000141 EB
Example: 5 pebibits = 0.000704 exabytes

To Kibibit:

1 Pib = 1099511627776 Kib
Example: 5 pebibits = 5497558138880 kibibits

To Kibibyte:

1 Pib = 137438953472 KiB
Example: 5 pebibits = 687194767360 kibibytes

To Mebibit:

1 Pib = 1073741824 Mib
Example: 5 pebibits = 5368709120 mebibits

To Mebibyte:

1 Pib = 134217728 MiB
Example: 5 pebibits = 671088640 mebibytes

To Gibibit:

1 Pib = 1048576 Gib
Example: 5 pebibits = 5242880 gibibits

To Gibibyte:

1 Pib = 131072 GiB
Example: 5 pebibits = 655360 gibibytes

To Tebibit:

1 Pib = 1024 Tib
Example: 5 pebibits = 5120 tebibits

To Tebibyte:

1 Pib = 128 TiB
Example: 5 pebibits = 640 tebibytes

To Pebibyte:

1 Pib = 0.125 PiB
Example: 5 pebibits = 0.625 pebibytes

To Exbibit:

1 Pib = 0.000977 Eib
Example: 5 pebibits = 0.004883 exbibits

To Exbibyte:

1 Pib = 0.000122 EiB
Example: 5 pebibits = 0.00061 exbibytes

Frequently Asked Questions

There are exactly 250 bits in 1 pebibit (Pib). This equals 1,125,899,906,842,624 bits.

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