binary digit

collocation in English

meaningsofbinaryanddigit

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binary
adjective
uk
/ˈbaɪ.nər.i/us
/ˈbaɪ.ner.i/
mathematics,computingspecialized
using a system of numbers that uses only 0 ...
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digit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/us
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/
any one of the ten numbers 0 ...
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(Definition ofbinaryanddigitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Evolutionary strategies for whole system design disruption from either random mutation or crossover siting is therefore significantly greater for higher order encodings than for the singlebinarydigitrepresentations.
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The word byte, which means a fixed number of bits, usually eight, is probably a blend of bit and bite but then again could derive frombinarydigiteight.
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Although only two values are possible, they are rarely implemented as a singlebinarydigitfor efficiency reasons.
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The memory controllers' bus consists of a number of parallel lines, each represented by abinarydigit(bit).
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A "bit" is abinarydigitthat represents one of two states.
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The nanodots can be thought of as tiny magnets which can switch polarity to represent abinarydigit.
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Recently, many words have been made by taking syllables of words and compounding them, such as pixel (picture element) and bit (binarydigit).
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The oscillation can be made to represent abinarydigitby the choice between two stationary phases radians (180 degrees) apart.
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Below this symbol is a small vertical line to represent thebinarydigit1.
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As a bit corresponds to abinarydigit, so a ban is a decimal digit.
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The term "bit" is a portmanteau ofbinarydigit.
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When "b" is 2, the unit is the shannon, equal to the information content of one bit (a contraction ofbinarydigit).
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Notice that for a binary radix, the leadingbinarydigitis always 1.
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An 8-bit machine could simultaneously process eight binary digits (bits) of data.
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We have "f" ("m") "f" ("n") if and only if the "m" thbinarydigitof "n" (counting from the right starting at 0) is 1.
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A binary number is represented by a list of binary digits, the least significant digit coming first.
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For digital representation in any one alphabet a byte of 8 binary digits is enough to store a character.
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The third is the potential for confusing repeated segments of the list, a common problem when memorizing binary digits.
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Note that the binary digits are reversed from the ordering in the infinite product.
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These values are represented with the bits (or binary digits), namely 0 and 1.
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