The natives of a remote Polynesian Island invented a binary number system, similar to the one used by computers to calculate, centuries before Western mathematicians did, new research suggests ...

The binary system also eliminated the need for memorizing tables, and calculation is easier because it uses fewer numbers. "We think they were really very clever," Bender said. The simplest way to ...

They find that the former Mangarevans combined base-10 representation with a binary system. They had number words for 1 to 10, and then for 10 multiplied by several powers of 2.

The natives of a remote Polynesian Island invented a binary number system, similar to the one used by computers to calculate, centuries before Western mathematicians did, new research suggests ...

The binary system can represent any number using a string of 1s and 0s. Though it is used by computers today, it was first described by the 17th century mathematician Gottfried Leibniz.

Unlike our everyday counting system that uses tens, binary uses just two numbers, 0 and 1. Learn more with BBC Bitesize. Suitable for KS3 students.

Most extreme white dwarf binary system found with orbit of just five minutes Date: March 9, 2010 Source: University of Warwick Summary: An international team of astronomers has shown that the two ...