sign-and-magnitude code

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sign-and-magnitude code [′sīn ən ′mag·nə‚tüd ‚kōd]

(computer science)

The representation of an integerXby (-1)^a₀(2^n-2a₁+ 2^n-3a₂+ ⋯ +a_n-1), wherea₀is 0 forXpositive, anda₀is 1 forXnegative, and anya_jis either 0 or 1.

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