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binary digit
n.
Either of the digits 0 or 1, used in the binary number system.

binary digit
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation See also bit4

binary digit
Either of the digits 0 or 1, used in the binary number system. See more at bit.
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Noun1.binary digit - either 0 or 1 in binary notationbinary digit - either 0 or 1 in binary notation    
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"


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The second person was also attached to an EEG amplifier and their PC would pick up the stream of binary digits and flash an LED lamp at two different frequencies, one for zero and the other one for one.
In the article, Mercer starts with the basics, explaining the binary digits, or bits, that are at the heart of computer data, and then explains why the hexadecimal system is needed to represent 26 letters and 10 numbers.
Beyond that, the quadrillionth binary digit beckons.
 
 
 
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