Unsignedness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unsignedness is a noun meaning (computing) The state or condition of being unsigned.
Meaning
(computing) The state or condition of being unsigned.
Example Sentences
Earlier versions of GCC would try to preserve unsignedness.
You're quite right: bits are bits, and the "signedness" or "unsignedness" of a given bit pattern depends strictly on your point of view.
Under ANSI C, the wider type's signedness or unsignedness prevails if the resulting value can be stored in that type, otherwise unsignedness prevails.
Antonyms for unsignedness
Common opposites include signedness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include signedness, noncomputability, undefinedness, unbalancedness, unregulatedness, endianness.
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