Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numeric complement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: nu-mer-ic -com-ple-ment
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The number obtained by changing the numeric sign of a number. This may or may not be the twos complement, depending on the way numbers are stored.

Example Sentences

"The numeric complement of -123 is 123."

Inflected Forms

numeric complements (plural)

Phrases

signed magnitude two's complement

Frequently Paired Words

complement signed magnitude two's complement

Questions

What does numeric complement mean?: The number obtained by changing the numeric sign of a number. This may or may not be the twos complement, depending on the way numbers are stored.

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