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Serial decimal
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<p>In computers, a serial decimal numeric representation is one in which ten <a href="/facts/Bit/S972NSaD">bits</a> are reserved for each digit, with a different bit turned on depending on which of the ten possible digits is intended. <a href="/facts/ENIAC/EcfmM1Y0">ENIAC</a> and <a href="/facts/CALDIC/QqkmLXMk">CALDIC</a> used this representation. </p>