Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diminished radix complement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: di-min-ished radix -com-ple-ment
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rⁿ-1. In binary (r=2), this is the ones' complement; in decimal (r=10), this is the nines' complement.

Example Sentences

"The diminished radix complement of 01100101_2 is 10011010_2."
"The diminished radix complement of 138053_10 is 861946_10."
"The diminished radix complement of 0423102_5 is 4021342_5."

Inflected Forms

diminished radix complements (plural)

Phrases

radix complement

Frequently Paired Words

complement radix complement

Questions

What does diminished radix complement mean?: The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rⁿ-1. In binary (r=2), this is the ones' complement; in decimal (r=10), this is the nines' complement.

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