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least significant bit [¦lēst sig¦nif·i·kənt ′bit]
(computer science)
The bit that carries the lowest value or weight in binary notation for a numeral; for example, when 13 is represented by binary 1101, the 1 at the right is the least significant bit. Abbreviated LSB.

(data)least significant bit - (LSB) Bit zero, the bit of a binary number giving the number of ones, the last or rightmost bit when the number is written in the usual way.


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i] x B is the least significant bit of the sum of the least significant bits of R and B if [a.
Eliminates hunting for Most and Least Significant Bits (MSB and LSB).
 
 
 
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