Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sign bit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables
sign bit
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

sign bits (plural)

Phrases

signed magnitude twos complement

Frequently Paired Words

signed magnitude twos complement

Questions

What does sign bit mean?
The bit in the representation of a number indicating whether it is negative or positive; applicable to both twos complement and signed magnitude representations.

How to pronounce sign bit

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