Term #1,255
most significant bit
Claim Term
most 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
"Most significant bit" or "MSB" refers to is the bit position in a binary number having the greatest value. The MSB is sometimes referred to as the high-order bit or left-most bit due to the convention in positional notation of writing more significant digits further to the left. (Search “Bit numbering”, Wikipedia, Jan. 29, 2019; Accessed May 7, 2020.)