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binary notation

binary system

(Mathematics) a number system having a base of two, numbers being expressed by sequences of the digits 0 and 1: used in computing, as 0 and 1 can be represented electrically as off and on

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binary notation - any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)

mathematical notation - a notation used by mathematicians

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A neat trick when 'powers of 2' appear is to convert any numerical analysis from base 10 to base 2: with the Tower of Hanoi problem, it is fun to show the above inductive logic using binary notation ("There are 10 types of people: one who knows the meaning of the binary system, and one who does not"--source unknown).

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In the binary notation system, which uses only the digits 1 or 0, what number is represented by 100?

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The very first programs were written in pure binary notation: Both data and instructions had to be encoded in long, featureless strings of 1's and O's.