binary number

British

noun

a number expressed in binary notation, as 1101.101 = 1 × 2³ + 1 × 2² + 0 × 2 ¹ + 1 × 2 ⁰ + 1 × 2 ^– ¹ + 0 × 2 ^– ² + 1 × 2 ^– ³ = 13 5/ 8

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Over the span of a few seconds, a robot would dance in a herky-jerky fashion, programmed so that its stops and starts would spell out as a binary number the temperature in degrees Celsius.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 7, 2024

We can undoubtedly assign a binary number to a neuron that has either fired "1" or not "0."

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2021

It gets its name from the binary number system where all numbers are reduced to either 1's or 0's, which is the basis for computer technology and CD music recordings.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

But by developing the binary number system, a way of representing numerical information using zeroes and 1s, he became the father of all computer coding.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2016

It is useful to mention these here because of the binary number representation of some of the most intriguing concepts of the Ih-King.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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