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noun
The number obtained by complementing every bit of a given number and adding one. A number and its complement add to 2n, where n is the word size of the machine.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
The convention by which bit patterns with high bit 0 represent positive numbers from 0 to 2n−1-1 directly, while bit patterns with high bit 1 represent negative numbers from −1 to -2n−1, n being the word size of the machine, and the numeric complement of a number is its two's complement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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