binary number system

American  

noun

1. Mathematics. binary system.

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binary number system Scientific  

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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Example Sentences

It gets its name from the binary number system where all numbers are reduced to either 1's or 0's, which is the basis for computer technology and CD music recordings.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

But by developing the binary number system, a way of representing numerical information using zeroes and 1s, he became the father of all computer coding.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2016