one-hot

Meanings

nounone-hot (plural one-hots)

businessA set of bits with only a single high (1) bit, with the remaining bits low (0).
Antonyms: one-cold

nounA set of bits with only a single high (1) bit, with the remaining bits low (0).

Opposite

From one + hot.

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Chicago

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