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COMPLEMENT TEN [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

The radix complement in the decimal system.

OBS

tens complement; complement on ten: terms standardized by CSA and ISO.

Key term(s)
  • ten's complement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Complément à la base en numération décimale.

OBS

complément à dix : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Cifra resultante al sustraer nueve a cada uno de los dígitos de un número cuya base es diez y sumarle a continuación un uno a la posición menos significativa. Por ejemplo, el complemento a diez de 291 es 709.

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