Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gray code

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
gray -code
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A binary coding system in which successive values differ in just one digit position.

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What does gray code mean?
A binary coding system in which successive values differ in just one digit position.
Where does gray code come from?
Named after Bell Labs researcher Frank Gray, who invented this system in 1953.

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