signedencoding
nounUK /saɪnd ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /saɪnd ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of writing numbers where the plus or minus sign is kept as part of the number.
In signed encoding, the number -5 keeps its minus sign so the computer knows it is negative.
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2. A method of storing a value together with a sign so both positive and negative values can be represented.
The file uses signed encoding to store temperatures below zero.
3. The process of converting data into a form that carries an explicit sign indicator.
Signed encoding of the sensor readings let the program detect negative voltages.
4. A coding scheme in which the sign is stored separately from the magnitude of the number.
Signed encoding stores the sign in the first bit and the size in the rest.