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Well, isn't that just a happy little question! You see, a microprocessor uses a method called Two's Complement to represent negative numbers. In Two's Complement, the most significant bit (leftmost bit) indicates the sign of the number - 0 for positive and 1 for negative. So, when the microprocessor sees that leftmost bit as a 1, it knows it's dealing with a negative number. Just a little twist of the bits to bring balance and harmony to the numbers!
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ProfessorMicroprocessors use a system called two's complement to represent negative numbers. In this system, the most significant bit (leftmost bit) indicates the sign of the number - 0 for positive and 1 for negative. When performing arithmetic operations, the microprocessor interprets the most significant bit accordingly to determine whether the number is positive or negative. This allows the microprocessor to differentiate between positive and negative numbers during calculations.
Well, honey, a microprocessor doesn't have feelings, so it doesn't differentiate between positive and negative numbers based on emotions. It actually uses something called the Most Significant Bit (MSB) to determine the sign of a number. If the MSB is 1, it signifies a negative number, and if it's 0, it's positive. It's all just binary code, darling, no need for drama!
Microprocessors use binary, so all they have is ones and zeros (♪♫...and sometimes we ran out of ones...♪♫) Sorry.
The chip notes negative numbers by the leading bit
If the chip can handle 8 bits if information, they use the first for the sign (0 is positive, 1 for negative) and the remaining 7 bits for the number from 0 to 127.
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What is the link or bridge between negative and positive area called?
The link or bridge between negative and positive area is called a circuit
Is 0 really a number?
No. It is neither positive or negative. It was only made to be the balance between positive and negative and for 10 100 etc. Artixthepaladin
When is it difference of a positive and negative integer positive?
The difference between a positive integer and a negative integer is ALWAYS positive.Suppose X and Y are positive so that -Y is negative,The the difference two numbers, A and B is A - B so the difference between X and (-Y) is X - (-Y) which equals X + Y. The sum of two positive numbers is always positive.
Difference between natural number and integer?
natural numbers can not be negative. integers can be both positive and negative.
What shows a correlation which may be positive or negative between two sets of data?
I believe you are asking how to identify a positive or negative correlation between two variables, for which you have data. I'll call these variables x and y. Of course, you can always calculate the correlation coefficient, but you can see the correlation from a graph. An x-y graph that shows a positive trend (slope positive) indicates a positive correlation. An x-y graph that shows a negative trend (slope negative) indicates a negative correlation.
