One drawback of sign-magnitude representation is that there are two representations of 0.

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In sign-magnitude representation, one representation is for positive 0 (all bits are 0) and the other representation is for negative 0 (sign bit is 1 and all other bits are 0). This can cause confusion and errors in some operations.

One Drawback of Sign-Magnitude Representation Is That There Are Two