binary number system

binary number system

n.

A method of representing numbers in which only the digits 0 and 1 are used. Successive units are powers of 2. Also called binary system.

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binary number system

A method of representing numbers that has 2 as its base and uses only the digits 0 and 1. Each successive digit represents a power of 2. For example, 10011 represents (1 × 2⁴) + (0 × 2³) + (0 × 2²) + (1 × 2¹) + (1 × 2⁰), or 16 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 1, or 19.

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binary number system - a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two binary numeration system, binary system, pure binary numeration system positional notation, positional representation system - a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position