Ones' complement — The ones complement of a binary number is defined as the value obtained by inverting all the bits in the binary representation of the number (swapping 0 s for 1 s and vice versa). The ones complement of the number then behaves like the negative… … Wikipedia
Complement (mathematics) — Complement has a variety of uses in mathematics:* complement, an operation that transforms an integer into its additive inverse, useful for subtracting numbers when only addition is possible, or is easier * complement, a system for working with… … Wikipedia
Complement — In many different fields, the complement of X is something that together with X makes a complete whole something that supplies what X lacks. Complement may refer to: Complement (linguistics), a word or phrase having a particular syntactic role… … Wikipedia
complement — 1. noun /ˈkɒmpləmənt,ˈkɑːmpləmənt/ a) Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation. perform all those works of mercy, which Clemens Alexandrinus calls amoris et amicitiæ impletionem et extentionem, the extent and complement of love [ … Wiktionary
Two's complement — The two s complement of a binary number is defined as the value obtained by subtracting the number from a large power of two (specifically, from 2 N for an N bit two s complement).A two s complement system or two s complement arithmetic is a… … Wikipedia
logical complement — noun The number, obtained by complementing every bit of a given number, which produces all ones when exclusive ored with the given number. The logical complement of 0xAAAA is 0x5555 on a 16 bit machine, and 0xFFFF5555 on a 32 bit machine. Syn:… … Wiktionary
two's complement — noun a) The number obtained by complementing every bit of a given number and adding one. A number and its complement add to 2, where n is the word size of the machine. The twos complement of 0xAAAA is 0x5556 on a 16 bit machine, and 0xFFFF5556 on … Wiktionary
diminished radix complement — noun The number which, added to the given n digit number in radix r, results in . In binary (), this is the ones complement; in decimal (), this is the nines complement. The diminished radix complement of is . See Also: complement, radix… … Wiktionary
two's complement — noun Date: 1958 the negative of a binary number represented by switching all ones to zeros and all zeros to ones and then adding one to the result … New Collegiate Dictionary
Method of complements — Complement numbers on an adding machine c. 1910 In mathematics and computing, the method of complements is a technique used to subtract one number from another using only addition of positive numbers. This method was commonly used in mechanical… … Wikipedia
