Prefixes used in information technology - outdated information

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Issue migrated from trac ticket # 5785

component: unit definitions | priority: minor

2021-02-01 08:46:17: CBorn created the issue

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The information found in §49 seems to be outdated. Binary prefixes today are standardised and widely accepted.

Please see ISO/IEC 80000-13:2008 JCGM 200:2012

Table 23 should be updated to include all prefixes kibi up to yobi. It would propably be easier to give the value in the form of powers of 1024. kibi = 1024^1 Mebi = 1024^2 Gibi = 1024^3 ...