Another way to write that number is as the log base 2 of 3. The log base 2 of the number of possible states gives you the number of bits of information in a val

Another way to write that number is as the log base 2 of 3. The log base 2 of the number of possible states gives you the number of bits of information in a value chosen from that many possible states; here, a trit has 3 possible states.