Abbreviation for binary digit. 1. A
character used to represent one of the two digits in the numeration
system with a base of two, and only two, possible states of a physical entity or system.
2. In
binary notation either of the characters 0 or 1. (
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3. A unit of
information equal to one binary decision or the designation of one of two possible and equally likely states of anything used to store or convey information. (
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