bps
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of bit per second, a measure of speed of digital communication.
noun
Initialism of basis point, ‱.
noun
Initialism of byte per second.
name
Initialism of Basic Pay Scale (followed by a number to denote a pay grade.)
Example Sentences
- "In most digital systems using binary code, 1 Baud = 1 bps. https://newhavendisplay.com/blog/baud-rate/#difference"
- "The RBI this month raised rates by 50 basis points after a 40 bps hike in May."
- "Most major U.S. retailers began replacing BPA with BPS about a decade ago. One 2023 study of 571 paper receipts collected from 24 states concluded that just one percent of those receipts contained BPA — whereas 85 percent contained BPS."