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spikecurtis t1_jefl68l wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Reply to comment by satans_toast in eli5 why is file/folder size is in bytes but speed counts are mostly in bits? by ArchariosMaster

Some modulation schemes send multiple bits at a time. For example in phase shift keying, the phase of an oscillating wave encodes the information. If you do this with 4 phases, 90 degrees apart, then you send 2 bits at a time, 8 phases 3 bits, etc.