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Quote: the binary system may be used in place of the decimal system; express all numbers by unity and by nothing
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We count, we commonly use the decimal system … I will show that it is possible to … we start again from unity … The immense advantages of this system I do … all numbers are those expressed by unity and … [ed: Thomas Harriot (d. 1621) also used the binary system.] Google-1 Google-2
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Note: Harriot, d. 1621, used the binary system many years before Leibnitz
Topic: boolean values, binary numbers, and bit strings (44 items)