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numeric complement

numeric complement noun: the number obtained by changing the numeric sign of a number. This may or may not be the twos complement, depending on the way numbers are stored.

Noun

numeric complement (plural numeric complements)

  1. The number obtained by changing the numeric sign of a number. This may or may not be the twos complement, depending on the way numbers are stored.
    • The numeric complement of -123 is 123.

Forms of numeric complement

pluralnumeric complements

Questions about numeric complement

What does numeric complement mean?
Numeric complement means the number obtained by changing the numeric sign of a number. This may or may not be the twos complement, depending on the way numbers are stored.
What part of speech is numeric complement?
Numeric complement is a noun.
What is the plural of numeric complement?
The plural of numeric complement is numeric complements.

Words near numeric complement in the dictionary

  1. numerations
  2. numerative
  3. numerator
  4. numerators
  5. numeric
  6. numeric complement
  7. numeric complements
  8. numeric keypad
  9. numeric keypads
  10. numeric promotion
  11. numeric promotions

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