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In the decimal numbering system, what is the MSD?
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Vishal Srivastav said:
1 decade ago
MSD is the most significant digit in decimal number system which have the most weight in the same way as MSB(Most Significant Bit) in Binary number system.
Supriya said:
1 decade ago
I agree with Ramakrishna.
Shafi said:
1 decade ago
MSD means Most Significant Digit, LSD means Least Significant digit. Both are play main role in Digital electronics.
Disha khare said:
1 decade ago
Ya it's because it is most significant digit (MSD) , so as it is use for weighting bits length.
Jagjit Singh Malhi said:
1 decade ago
MSD means Most Significant Digit like a Most Significant Bit..
Suthakaran said:
1 decade ago
MSD means Most significant digit so its used to describe weight of digits.
Cpkumawat said:
1 decade ago
In digital the weight-age of a bit is given by.
2^n i.e. if we start with left most digit it has highest weight.
32 16 8 4 2 1. Now we assume a number in binary is 11011.
So the MSB in this is left most 1 with weight 16 and LSB is right most bit with weight 1.
2^n i.e. if we start with left most digit it has highest weight.
32 16 8 4 2 1. Now we assume a number in binary is 11011.
So the MSB in this is left most 1 with weight 16 and LSB is right most bit with weight 1.
GAURAV said:
1 decade ago
This is because as already been said MSB is the most significant bit, so it holds the most weight and moreover for writing any bit we move from LSB to MSB.
Jayanti said:
1 decade ago
We know that MSB is the most significant bit, it holds the leftmost bit value and it most weight.
Mohan said:
1 decade ago
MSB is nothing but most significant bit.
EX: 11000.
'1' is the msb.
'0' is the lsb.
EX: 11000.
'1' is the msb.
'0' is the lsb.
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