"binary decimal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: binary decimals [plural]
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  1. (dated) A binary (base-2) numeral. Tags: dated
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  2. (informal) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A decimal (numeral written as a concatenation of successive negative powers of the base) in base 2.. Tags: informal Related terms: binary-coded decimal
    Sense id: en-binary_decimal-en-noun-0fZeGN5A Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

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