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least significant bit

The rightmost bit, worth 1; this course numbers it bit 0.

The least significant bit (LSB) is bit 0, with weight 2^0; the most significant bit (MSB) of an n-bit value is bit n-1.

Examples

  • In 1011 the least significant bit is the rightmost 1. It is 1 exactly when the number is odd.

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