HOWTO: fix wrong kb_base= description

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@@ -505,19 +505,19 @@ Parameter types
        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