Why is 1 kilobit being equal to 1000 bits is not consistent with other unit conversions?

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1 kilobit being equal to 1000 bits is not consistent with other conversion. Why?

1 byte is equal to 8 bit 1 kilobyte is equal to 8 kbit

1 kilobyte is equal to 1024 byte So if you convert both bytes into bits, 1 kilobit should also be equal to 1024 bit. But the conversion for 1 kilobit is 1000 bit. Why is there an inconsistency? Is 1 kilobit being equal to 1000 bits correct?

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