1.Previous
3.Next

unit is also known by its unit symbol, the nat. One nat is the information content of an event when the probability of that event occurring is 1/''e''.

One nat is equal to  shannons ? 1.44 Sh or, equivalently,  hartleys ? 0.434 Hart.

History

Boulton and Wallace used the term nit in conjunction

1.Previous
3.Next