binary digit

binary digit

noun Mathematics, Computers.
1.
either of the digits 0 or 1 when used in the binary number system.
2.
bit3 (def. 1).

Origin:
1945–50
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Binary digit is always a great word to know.
So is analysis. Does it mean:
capable of being evenly divided, without remainder
a system of calculation based on the properties of numbers; the discussion of a problem by algebra consisting of calculus and its higher developments
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binary digit
 
n
See also bit either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation

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binary digit  
Either of the digits 0 or 1, used in the binary number system. See more at bit.
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