binary arithmetic
nounUK /ˈbaɪ.nər.i əˈrɪθ.mə.tɪk/
US /ˈbaɪ.nɛr.i əˈrɪθ.mə.tɪk/
Binary arithmetic is math done with only two numbers, 0 and 1.
Computers use binary arithmetic to add numbers together.
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2. The set of rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers written in base 2.
In binary arithmetic, 1 plus 1 equals 10.
3. The way a computer's circuits perform calculations using only on and off signals.
The chip's binary arithmetic is very fast.
4. A branch of math that studies operations on binary numbers.
She learned binary arithmetic before studying computer science.