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are associated with less information. Bits represent variables that can take two different states (0 or 1). For instance, 1 bit is needed to encode the outcome of a coin flip. If you flip two coins, you’ll need at least two bits to encode the result. For instance, 00 for HH, 01 for HT, 10 for TH,