"ones' complement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ones' complements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=ones' complement}} ones' complement (plural ones' complements)
  1. (computing) The number obtained by subtracting a given n-digit binary number from 2ⁿ-1 (which yields the same result as the logical complement). Categories (topical): Computing Translations (number): yhden komplementti (Finnish), 1-komplementti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ones'_complement-en-noun-~~wC8~vW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'number': 76 24
  2. (computing) 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 0 to -(2ⁿ⁻¹-1), n being the word size of the machine, and the numeric complement of a number is its ones' complement. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: logical complement Related terms: complement, diminished radix complement, two's complement Translations (convention): yhden komplementti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ones'_complement-en-noun-UvBFSqr4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'convention': 7 93

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