noun
any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑mathematical notation
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noun : expression of a number with a base of 2 using only the digits 0 and 1 with each digital place representing a power of 2 instead of a power of 10 as in decimal notation
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binary notation noun
A system of numerical notation using the base 2 (instead of 10 as in the decimal system) in which numbers are expressed using only the binary digits
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Main Entry: ↑binary
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binary notation,
a system of counting (arithmetical notation) using only two symbols, 0 and 1, rather than the ordinary ten symbols, 0 to 9. Each digit (place value) is therefore written as 0 or 1 or some combination of 0 and 1.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.