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Also known as base 2, binary number, binary system

system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1

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The binary numeral system is a way of writing numbers using only two symbols: 0 and 1. It's the fundamental language that computers use to process and store all information, making it essential to how modern digital devices work.

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