Term #1,242
least significant bit
Claim Term
least significant bit
Origin matter
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Reference Case 1
FSP1822
Date Added
6/24/20
Created
6/24/20, 9:16 PM
Modified
6/24/20, 9:16 PM
Full Desc
"Least significant bit" or “LSB” refers to the bit position in a binary integer giving the units value, that is, determining whether the number is even or odd. The LSB is sometimes referred to as the low-order bit or right-most bit, due to the convention in positional notation of writing less significant digits further to the right. It is analogous to the least significant digit of a decimal integer, which is the digit in the ones (right-most) position. (See “Bit numbering”, Wikipedia, Jan. 29, 2019; Accessed May 7, 2020.)