<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In mathematics and digital electronics, a binary number is a number expressed in the base - 2 numeral system or binary numeral system, which uses only two symbols: typically 0 (zero) and 1 (one). </P> <P> The base - 2 numeral system is a positional notation with a radix of 2 . Each digit is referred to as a bit . Because of its straightforward implementation in digital electronic circuitry using logic gates, the binary system is used by almost all modern computers and computer - based devices . </P> <P> The modern binary number system was studied in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries by Thomas Harriot, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, and Gottfried Leibniz . However, systems related to binary numbers have appeared earlier in multiple cultures including ancient Egypt, China, and India . Leibniz was specifically inspired by the Chinese I Ching . </P>

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