prefixes. To specify power-of-10 decimal values defined in the
International System of Units (SI):
- * *Ki* -- means kilo (K) or 1000
- * *Mi* -- means mega (M) or 1000**2
- * *Gi* -- means giga (G) or 1000**3
- * *Ti* -- means tera (T) or 1000**4
- * *Pi* -- means peta (P) or 1000**5
+ * *K* -- means kilo (K) or 1000
+ * *M* -- means mega (M) or 1000**2
+ * *G* -- means giga (G) or 1000**3
+ * *T* -- means tera (T) or 1000**4
+ * *P* -- means peta (P) or 1000**5
To specify power-of-2 binary values defined in IEC 80000-13:
- * *K* -- means kibi (Ki) or 1024
- * *M* -- means mebi (Mi) or 1024**2
- * *G* -- means gibi (Gi) or 1024**3
- * *T* -- means tebi (Ti) or 1024**4
- * *P* -- means pebi (Pi) or 1024**5
+ * *Ki* -- means kibi (Ki) or 1024
+ * *Mi* -- means mebi (Mi) or 1024**2
+ * *Gi* -- means gibi (Gi) or 1024**3
+ * *Ti* -- means tebi (Ti) or 1024**4
+ * *Pi* -- means pebi (Pi) or 1024**5
With :option:`kb_base`\=1024 (the default), the unit prefixes are opposite
from those specified in the SI and IEC 80000-13 standards to provide
.RS
.P
.PD 0
-Ki means kilo (K) or 1000
+K means kilo (K) or 1000
.P
-Mi means mega (M) or 1000**2
+M means mega (M) or 1000**2
.P
-Gi means giga (G) or 1000**3
+G means giga (G) or 1000**3
.P
-Ti means tera (T) or 1000**4
+T means tera (T) or 1000**4
.P
-Pi means peta (P) or 1000**5
+P means peta (P) or 1000**5
.PD
.RE
.P
.RS
.P
.PD 0
-K means kibi (Ki) or 1024
+Ki means kibi (Ki) or 1024
.P
-M means mebi (Mi) or 1024**2
+Mi means mebi (Mi) or 1024**2
.P
-G means gibi (Gi) or 1024**3
+Gi means gibi (Gi) or 1024**3
.P
-T means tebi (Ti) or 1024**4
+Ti means tebi (Ti) or 1024**4
.P
-P means pebi (Pi) or 1024**5
+Pi means pebi (Pi) or 1024**5
.PD
.RE
.P