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In [[telecommunication]], the term '''binary notation''' has the following meanings:

<b>1.</b> Any notation that uses two different characters, usually the digits 0 and 1.

<i>Note:</i> [[Data]] encoded in [[binary]] notation need not be in the form of a pure binary numeration [[system]]; <i>e.g.,</i> they may be represented by a [[Gray code]].

<b>2.</b> A scheme for representing numbers, which scheme is characterized by the arrangements of digits in [[sequence]], with the understanding that successive digits are interpreted as coefficients of successive powers of base 2. </b>

Source: from [[Federal Standard 1037C]] and from [[MIL-STD-188]]