Two's complement

Meaning

Noun

●

In Computing:

The

umber

by

of a given

umber and

one. A

umber and its

to 2ⁿ, where

is the

of the machine.

●

In Computing:

The

by which

with

0

positive numbers

from 0 to 2ⁿ⁻¹-1

, while

with

1

negative numbers

from -1 to -2ⁿ⁻¹,

being the

of the

, and the

numeric complement

of a

umber is its two's

.

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