equivalent-binary-digit factor

Definitions of equivalent-binary-digit factor
  1. noun
    the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits
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    divisor, factor
    one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
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