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binary number system

  1. A method of representing numbers that has 2 as its base and uses only the digits 0 and 1. Each successive digit represents a power of 2. For example, 10011 represents (1 × 2 4) + (0 × 2 3) + (0 × 2 2) + (1 × 2 1) + (1 × 2 0), or 16 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 1, or 19.


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