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HIGH ORDER [1 record]

Record 1 2003-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

Pertaining to the weight or significance assigned to the digits of a number; e.g., in the number 123456, the highest order digit is 1; the lowest order digit is 6. One may refer to the three high-order bits of a binary word as another example.

Key term(s)
  • highest-order
  • high order

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Qualifie le ou les bits qui se trouvent à la gauche d'un caractère binaire.

Spanish

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