"sign bit" meaning in English

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        "The bit in the representation of a number indicating whether it is negative or positive; applicable to both twos complement and signed magnitude representations."
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        "(computing) The bit in the representation of a number indicating whether it is negative or positive; applicable to both twos complement and signed magnitude representations."
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        "(computing) The bit in the representation of a number indicating whether it is negative or positive; applicable to both twos complement and signed magnitude representations."
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