signed binary form
nounA way to write numbers using only 0 and 1, where the first bit tells you if the number is positive or negative.
In signed binary form, the number -5 is written with a 1 at the front to show it is negative.
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2. A binary code in which one bit is reserved as a sign bit to indicate positive or negative values.
The computer stored the temperature in signed binary form so it could show below-zero readings.
3. A method of encoding integers where the leftmost bit represents the sign and the remaining bits represent the magnitude.
Students compared signed binary form with unsigned binary to see how negative numbers are handled.
4. A representation of numbers in base 2 that includes an explicit sign indicator.
The calculator converted the decimal input into signed binary form before displaying the result.