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| Expression | 1. 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. --Davies & Peck.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: BINARY ARITHMETIC
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| Binary arithmetic | 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. --Davies & Peck. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Binary arithmetic operation | An operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: BINARY ARITHMETIC
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| Binary Arithmetic | Literature | Arithmetic in which the base of the notation is 2 instead of 10. The unit followed by a cipher signifies two, by another unit it signifies three, by two ciphers it signifies four, and so on. Thus, 10 signifies two, 100 signifies four; while 11 signifies 3, etc. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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