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Zero-one counting system

A binary number is a number expressed in base-2, using only the digits 0 and 1.

Each position represents a power of two rather than ten, so 101 in binary equals five in decimal.

Binary is the native language of digital computers, where each digit corresponds to an on/off electrical state.

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