From 0f1ac6f2db4969a5fd1ece819ce958da86cafa5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: thomasabishop Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:30:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Autosave: 2024-03-21 07:30:04 --- zk/Signed_magnitude_representation.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/zk/Signed_magnitude_representation.md b/zk/Signed_magnitude_representation.md index 597410f..3180779 100644 --- a/zk/Signed_magnitude_representation.md +++ b/zk/Signed_magnitude_representation.md @@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ created: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 ## Detail +The concept behind SMR is similar to how we designate positive and negative +integers in denary mathematics: we use a dedicated symbol (`-`) to signpost that +the integer is negative. In the binary application the dedicated symbol is one +of the binary digits that comprise the number. + +Typically `0` is used to indicate an unsigned (positive) integer and `1` to +indicate a signed (negative) number. The rest of the bits are the magnitude (the +actual numerical value). + +We can demonstrate with an 8-bit binary system. + ## Applications ## Related notes