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Episode 2.4 - Packed Binary Coded Decimal (BCD)

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Synopsis

Ask a computer to store a decimal whole number in binary and it will do it without any fuss. A decimal fraction, however, that's another thing. In this episode, we will present a method called Packed Binary Coded Decimal, or BCD, that is used to represent decimal values in binary by storing each digit in its own nibble.