binary digit
noun
,
Mathematics, Computers.
1.
either of the digits 0 or 1 when used in the binary number system.
2.
bit
3
(def 1).
Origin
1945-50
Examples from the web for
binary digit
The smallest unit of memory is a single bit, which holds a single
binary digit
.
binary digit
, the smallest possible unit of information making up a character or a word in digital code processed by computers.
Each piece of digital information traveling on the information highway is called a
binary digit
, or bit.
British Dictionary definitions for
binary digit
binary digit
noun
1.
either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation
See also
bit
4
binary digit
in Science
binary digit
Either of the digits 0 or 1, used in the binary number system. See more at
bit
.