Bit string

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001353",
  "term": "Bit string",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A sequence of binary digits, 0s and 1s, used in computational chemistry to encode molecular information. Each position in the string corresponds to a specific structural feature or property, with a 1 indicating its presence and a 0 indicating its absence. These representations, known as molecular fingerprints, are used in similarity searching, where the Tanimoto coefficient is a common metric for comparing two bit strings.",
  "synonyms": [
    "bitmap"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "hashing",
    "molecular fingerprints",
    "structural keys"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 239. 'Glossary of terms used in computational drug design, part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 242 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2012-1204)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/bit-string/"
}