binary counting
nounUK /ˈbaɪ.nər.i ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
US /ˈbaɪ.nɚ.i ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
Binary counting is counting using only two numbers, 0 and 1.
The robot learned binary counting to count from zero to ten.
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2. A method computers use to count and store numbers with electrical on and off signals.
Inside the computer, binary counting turns switches on and off very fast.
3. A way of counting where each place value doubles as you move left.
In binary counting, the places go 1, 2, 4, 8, and so on.
4. Counting that uses only two symbols instead of the ten digits people normally use.
Binary counting feels strange at first because there is no digit 2.