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DECIMAL RADIX [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
OBS

for "decimal", "base" and "radix": Radix- also called the base - (is) the total number of distinct marks or symbols used in a numbering system. For example, since the decimal numbering system uses ten symbols (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9), the radix is 10.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
OBS

Base de numération décimale. Un nombre en base décimale est représenté au moyen d'une codification de 4 chiffres binaires pour chaque chiffre décimal; la codification de 4 chiffres binaires permet de représenter 16 combinaisons dont 6 ne sont pas utilisées.

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