BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does binary number system mean? 

• BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two

  Familiarity information: BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

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• BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM (noun)

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Meaning:

A positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

binary number system; binary numeration system; binary system; pure binary numeration system

Hypernyms ("binary number system" is a kind of...):

positional notation; positional representation system (a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position)