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Binary number system, or binary number code A
system of numbers to base 2 using
combinations of the two digits 1 and 0.
Binary numbers play a key role in digital
computers, where they form the basis of the
internal coding of information, the values of
bits (short for `binary digits') being
represented as on/off (1 and 0) states of
switches and high/low voltages in circuits.
The value of any position in a binary number
increases by powers of 2 (doubles) with each
move from right to left (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and
so on). For example, 1011 in the binary
number system means (1 x 8) + (0 x 4) + (1 x
2) + (1 x 1), which adds up to 11 in the
everyday decimal system.