Global Statements Dictionary
bi
binary
(bI' na^r E) adj.
1. having to do with the quantity two.
2. using a set of two digits, 0 and 1, to represent numbers or other information.
3. (of an operator) having two operands. One operand appears on each side of the operator.
4. (of a field or variable) having a value that can be understood by considering the separate bits.
5. (of a file) considered as a sequence of bytes.
6. (of a search or estimation algorithm) proceeding by dividing the remaining range or set into two parts, then selecting one of those two parts.
BINARY
Format. Ref: PSPPR:Formats:Numeric Formats. PSPL:Informats and Formats:Numeric Fields. SLRD:Formats.
Informat. Ref: PSPPR:Informats:Numeric Informats. PSPL:Informats and Formats:Numeric Fields. SLRD:Informats.
binary coded decimal
n.
any digital form of a numeric value that encodes the digits of a decimal numeral in binary form; usually, a form of packed decimal.
BINDING
System option. ODS Printing. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.
binhex
hexadecimal (definition 2).
bit
(bit') n.
1. a binary digit.
2. the smallest discrete unit of information, having only two possible values or states.
Abbr. b.
bitfield
(bit' fEld) n.
a field or value considered as separate bits.
Also, bit field.
bit mask
(bit' mask') n.
a special kind of constant value that specifies the values of specific bits. A bit mask is written as a quoted string, containing 1 and 0 characters, followed by the letter B. Bit masks are used in bit testing.
BITS
Informat. Ref: PSPPR:Informats. PSPL:Informats and Formats:Binary Fields. SLRD:Informats.
bit testing
(bit' test' ing) n.
the use of the = comparison operator to compare
specific bits of a value to a bit mask.
bitwise
(bit' wIz) adj.
operating on the separate bits of a value.
bivariate
(bI' va^r' i it) Statistics. adj.
considering two variables together.
