Binary code Binary code A binary code represents text, computer processor instructions, or any other data using a two-symbol system. The two-symbol system used is often the binary number system's 0 and 1. The binary code assigns a pattern of binary digits, also known as bits, to each character, instruction, etc. For example, a binary string of eight bits can represent any of 256 possible values and can, therefore, represent a wide variety of different items. In computing and telecommunications, binary codes are used for various methods of encoding data, such as character strings, into bit strings. Those methods may use fixed-width
Redundant binary representation time proportional to log("n") (where "n" is the number of digit) compared to a constant-time in two's complement. It is, however, possible to "partially" convert only the least-significant portion of a redundantly represented number to non-redundant form. This allows operations such as masking off the low "k" bits can be done in log("k") time. Redundant binary representation A redundant binary representation (RBR) is a numeral system that uses more bits than needed to represent a single binary digit so that most numbers have several representations. An RBR is unlike usual binary numeral systems, including two's complement, which use a single