User blog comment:Superraptor1234/Pyloplex/@comment-30754445-20170702200124/@comment-30754445-20170702214606

I'm beginning to understand the general idea, but I'm still stumped with the "represent the number with a single bit" thing. To paraphrase the Princess Bride, I do not think that phrase means what you think it means :-)

The good news is that the first half of your reply was perfectly clear. The problem begins with your 4th paragraph. You say "so that we have all these bits that can be 0 or 1"... what is this refering to? You haven't referenced any "bits" until that point.

It does look like you have a pretty solid idea of how it should all work in your head, though. Here's a suggestion: How about trying to outline the process, step by step, in ordinary english? Forget the formalities for a moment, and concentrate on getting the ideas across.