A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something without losing any information. This process is reversible.

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large.

A way of representing information using only two options.

Data with values that change continuously, or smoothly, over time. Some examples include music, colors of a painting, or position of a sprinter during a race.

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something in which some information is lost or thrown away. This process is not reversible

Data that changes discretely through a finite set of possible values

A collection of public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work, used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise.

A process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring the analog data at regular intervals.

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