unsignedness
nounEtymology From unsigned + -ness.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The state or condition of being unsigned.
- You're quite right: bits are bits, and the "signedness" or "unsignedness" of a given bit pattern depends strictly on your point of view.1989, Personal Computer:
- Under ANSI C, the wider type's signedness or unsignedness prevails if the resulting value can be stored in that type, otherwise unsignedness prevails.1994, Mark A Terribile, Practical C++:
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- Earlier versions of GCC would try to preserve unsignedness.2006, William Von Hagen, The definitive guide to GCC:
- Antonyms
- signedness