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BIQUINARIO [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A code that represents the intrinsic-processing information by using more signal elements than necessary.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Code de protection contre les erreurs selon lequel on n'emploie [...] que certaines combinaisons parmi toutes les combinaisons distinctes qu'il est possible de former.

OBS

code redondant : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Código de autocontrol que consiste en un valor decimal codificado en binario con un bit de control agregado.

CONT

Dos ejemplos de código redundante son el código biquinario y el código de dos de cinco.

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Record 2 2002-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

Qualifies a number representation system in which each decimal digit is represented by a pair of digits, A B, where the biquinary number N equals 5A plus B, and where A equals 0 or 1, and B equals 0,1,2,3, or 4.

Key term(s)
  • quinary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
Key term(s)
  • quinaire

Spanish

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

Sistema para la representación de números en que cada dígito decimal N está representado por el par dígito AB, en donde N=5A + B, y donde A=0 ó 1 y B=0, 1 2, 3 ó 4; por ejemplo, el decimal 7 está representado por el biquinario 12.

Key term(s)
  • quinario
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