[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

trit /trit/ n. by analogy with `bit' one base-3 digit; the amount of
   information conveyed by a selection among one of three equally likely
   outcomes see also bit. trits arise, for example, in the context of a
   flag that should actually be able to assume _three_ values -- such as
   yes, no, or unknown. trits are sometimes jokingly called `3-state bits'.
   a trit may be semi-seriously referred to as `a bit and a half', although
   it is linearly equivalent to 1.5849625 bits that is, log23 bits.


see also:
bit flag 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

trit
     
         /trit/ by analogy with "bit" one base-3 digit; the
        amount of information conveyed by a selection among one of
        three equally likely outcomes.  trits arise, for example, in
        the context of a flag that should actually be able to assume
        three values - such as yes, no, or unknown.  trits are
        sometimes jokingly called "3-state bits".  a trit may be
        semi-seriously referred to as "a bit and a half", although it
        is linearly equivalent to 1.5849625 bits that is, log23
        bits.
     
        jargon file
     
        1995-05-11
     
     
see also:
bit flag jargon file 

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