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binary digit

n. (context computing English) Either of the characters 0 or 1 used in the binary numeral system.

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binary digit

n. either 0 or 1 in binary notation

Usage examples of "binary digit".

The idea was to see if binary digit pairs might match nucleotide bases.

This way each finger is a binary digit, 1 or 0 (a bit in computer terms).

The measuring rod, the unit of information, is something called a bit (for binary digit).

Thus any sufficiently crisp question can be answered by a single binary digit-0 or 1, yes or no.