: Why are computers limited to 0s and 1s? Why can’t we use numbers like 2s and 3s for more Efficiency?

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: Why are computers limited to 0s and 1s? Why can’t we use numbers like 2s and 3s for more Efficiency?

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They can and there have been (early) computers which used other systems (notably the “balanced terniary” system, which uses 0, 1 and surprise: -1 as values), but the additional technical overhead that these need make it not worthwhile.

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