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diminished radix complement

diminished radix complement noun: the number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rⁿ-1. In binary (r=2), this is the ones' complement; in decimal (r=10), this is the nines' complement.

Noun

diminished radix complement (plural diminished radix complements)

  1. The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rⁿ-1. In binary (r=2), this is the ones' complement; in decimal (r=10), this is the nines' complement.
    • The diminished radix complement of 01100101_2 is 10011010_2.
    • The diminished radix complement of 138053_10 is 861946_10.

Forms of diminished radix complement

pluraldiminished radix complements

Questions about diminished radix complement

What does diminished radix complement mean?
Diminished radix complement means the number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rⁿ-1. In binary (r=2), this is the ones' complement; in decimal (r=10), this is the nines' complement.
What part of speech is diminished radix complement?
Diminished radix complement is a noun.
What is the plural of diminished radix complement?
The plural of diminished radix complement is diminished radix complements.

Words near diminished radix complement in the dictionary

  1. diminished intervals
  2. diminished ninth
  3. diminished ninths
  4. diminished octave
  5. diminished octaves
  6. diminished radix complement
  7. diminished radix complements
  8. diminished responsibility
  9. diminished second
  10. diminished seconds
  11. diminished seventh

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