signed magnitude

noun

The convention by which one bit in the representation of a number indicates the numeric sign, while the rest indicate the magnitude.

“The IEEE standard for floating point uses signed magnitude for the mantissa.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. computingThe convention by which one bit in the representation of a number indicates the numeric sign, while the rest indicate the magnitude.

    The IEEE standard for floating point uses signed magnitude for the mantissa.

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APA

signed magnitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signed%20magnitude

MLA

“signed magnitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signed%20magnitude. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “signed magnitude,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signed%20magnitude.

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