binary digit


noun Mathematics, Computers.

either of the digits 0 or 1 when used in the binary number system.

Origin of binary digit

First recorded in 1945–50

British Dictionary definitions for binary digit

binary digit

noun

either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation See also bit 4

Scientific definitions for binary digit

binary digit

Either of the digits 0 or 1, used in the binary number system. See more at bit.