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binary decimal en · NOUN
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(dated) A binary (base-2) numeral.
Any positive integer up to 2ⁿ-1 inclusive can be expressed uniquely as a binary decimal of n figures, i.e., as a sum #92;sum#95;0#123;n-1#125;a#95;s2ˢ, where every a#95;s is 0 or 1.
1938, G. H. Hardy, E. M. Wright, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, section 9.7:
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(informal) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A decimal (numeral written as a concatenation of successive negative powers of the base) in base 2..
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binary-coded decimal