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binary decimals

binary decimals is the plural of binary decimal.

Meaning of binary decimal

Noun

binary decimal (plural binary decimals)

  1. (dated) A binary (base-2) numeral.
    • Any positive integer up to 2ⁿ-1 inclusive can be expressed uniquely as a binary decimal of n figures, i.e., as a sum #92;sum#95;0#123;n-1#125;a#95;s2ˢ, where every a#95;s is 0 or 1.1938, G. H. Hardy, E. M. Wright, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, section 9.7
  2. (informal) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A decimal (numeral written as a concatenation of successive negative powers of the base) in base 2..

Questions about binary decimals

What is binary decimals the plural of?
Binary decimals is the plural of binary decimal.

Words near binary decimals in the dictionary

  1. binary code
  2. binary codes
  3. binary compound
  4. binary compounds
  5. binary decimal
  6. binary decimals
  7. binary digit
  8. binary digits
  9. binary distribution
  10. binary distributions
  11. binary file

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