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A BINARY SYSTEM
DOCID: 3927967UNCLASSIFIEDA 'Binary' System for Complex NumbersBY WALTER PENNEYUnclassifiedA numl>er system with the comp/,ex number - 1 + i as base is de-veloped. This permits the representation in binary form of any comp/,exnuml>er a + b i with a and b integral or of the form k/2n. In the lattercase a separatrix is used to indicate negative powers of the base.Computer operations with complex numbers are usually performedby dealing with the real and imaginary parts separately and combiningthe t...
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