bit rate

British  

noun

1. computing the rate of flow of binary digits in a digital data-processing system, usually expressed as the number of bits per second

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Example Sentences

In environments with a lot of wireless congestion, the bit rate will dynamically scale down as low as 140kbps to maintain the best audio performance based on connection quality.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2021

Mastered for iTunes was never about bit rate or high-resolution audio; Apple has continued to stick with the lossy AAC format as streaming competitors like Tidal have put an emphasis on lossless audio.

From The Verge • Aug. 7, 2019

But the bit rate of the Chinese experiment was too low for practical communications: the researchers detected only one entangled pair out of six million.

From Scientific American • May 25, 2018

The iTunes downloads are 256kbps, so it’s a decent bet that iTunes Radio streams are at a similar if not an identical bit rate.

From Forbes • Sep. 24, 2013

For this set, the original recordings have been compressed at a bit rate of 320 kbps.

From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013