Binary arithmetic

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that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc.

See also: Binary

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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All of us are familiar with the binary arithmetic basis for classical computing, applied since the earliest electronic forms of switching.
In [26], four modifications are proposed to improve the efficiency of JPEG's binary arithmetic QM coding.
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Students are assumed to have some discrete mathematics background, including a knowledge of algorithms, computational complexity, and binary arithmetic. They are also expected to have access to an algebraic software system or a sophisticated calculator to solve the 40-50 problems in each chapter.
In contrast to binary arithmetic, decimal units are more complex, require more area, and are more expensive, and the simple binary coded decimal (BCD) data format has a storage overhead of approximately 20%.
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The two versions of Entropy coding used in the ATEMF product comprise CABAC (context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding) and CAVLC (context-adaptive variable-length coding).
A conventional computer operates on classical bits--the familiar ones and zeroes of binary arithmetic. The "qubits" of a quantum computer, by contrast, can exist in several states at once--superpositions, to use the official word--that resolve into particular outcomes only when some suitable measurement is made.
The one this reviewer found most stimulating was the link Richard Dawkins traces between the genetic code and computing, through their common use of binary arithmetic, and what this means for communications theory.
Modern computers based on binary arithmetic are the descendents of military machines developed to calculate ballistic tables for the Army during the Second World War.
All the segments are then added together using a variant of binary arithmetic that gives a 16-bit result.
For example, both the context-based bi-level image compression methods [Langdon and Rissanen 1981] upon which the JBIG standard is based and the Dynamic Markov Compression method of Cormack and Horspool [1987] rely for their success upon the use of binary arithmetic coding.
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