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Line 10: == Name == The central observation driving this system is that sixteen can be written as 2 to the power of 2, to the power of 2. As we use the term [[binary number\|binary]] for numbers written in base two, Lapointe reasoned that one could also say "bi-binary" for base four, and thus "bibi-binary" for base 16. Its name may also be a pun,~~{{citation needed\|date=October 2016}}~~ as the word ''bibi'' in French is slang for "me" or "myself";<ref>{{citation\|url=https://madd-bordeaux.fr/sites/BOR-MADD-DRUPAL/files/2020-12/documents/Livret%20anglais_IMPRESSION.pdf\|title=Bibi-binaire code\|work=Phenomena: Design lifts the veil on the invisible technologies of everyday life\|type=Guide booklet\|publisher=Musée des arts décoratifs et du design, Bordeaux\|date=November 2018 – March 2019}}</ref> various forms of word play were at the centre of Lapointe's artistic œuvre. == Pronunciation ==

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