Computer Science GCSE
Arithmetic right shift
What Arithmetic right shift means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Arithmetic right shift
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Moving every bit right but copying the original most significant bit into the new most significant bit, preserving the sign of a signed pattern.
Topics that use Arithmetic right shift
- Binary (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Base 16 place value
- Logical right shift
- Range and overflow
- Two's complement representation
- Binary addition with carry
- Binary representation of data
- Carry out of the most significant bit
- Compact representation of binary
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