Multiplicity Number

[rhykie]

Hi Guys,
I'm having a problem of understanding what a multiplicity number is when talking of binary numbers. Well in decimal, multiplicity means the number of times a number appears in a multiset. But when when it comes to binary numbers, i can't understand what it means: for example what does it mean by saying, " logically AND two 50-bits binary numbers, forming a 5-bit multiplicity number"

cheers

 

[Ratchit]

rhykie,

Hi Guys,
I'm having a problem of understanding what a multiplicity number is when talking of binary numbers. Well in decimal, multiplicity means the number of times a number appears in a multiset. But when when it comes to binary numbers, i can't understand what it means: for example what does it mean by saying, " logically AND two 50-bits binary numbers, forming a 5-bit multiplicity number"

Unless it has some esoteric meaning in this case, a 5-bit number can be any length, but has only 5 bits set. So all you have to do is write out 2 50-bit numbers that have only 5 bits in the same position. You can choose the position. The result of the logical AND will be a number with 5 ones and the rest zeroes. So the ones will have a multiplicity of 5. I can't think of any other meaning. If I am wrong, let me know.

Ratch

 

[rhykie]

I took a couple of days digesting it and, well, I think you got it Ratch!