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Calculate the maximum possible number with N digits in base B. | Calculate the maximum possible number with N digits in base B. | ||
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2**8 == 256 # 8x base-2 digits | 2**8 == 256 # 8x base-2 digits (0-255) | ||
16**2 == 256 # 2x base-16 digits | 16**2 == 256 # 2x base-16 digits (0-255) | ||
10**2 == 100 # 2x base-10 digits (0-99) | |||
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You can take advantage of this to convert from any number base to decimal | |||
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255 | |||
= 11111111 # in binary | |||
= 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | |||
= 2**7 + 2**6 + 2**5 + 2**4 + 2**3 + 2**2 + 2**1 + 2**0 | |||
= 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:32, 8 August 2021
A number's radix or number's base describes when the next higher digit gets incremented.
For example, in the decimal number system (base-10), incrementing beyond 9
adds an extra digit 10
.
In the binary number system (base-2), incrementing beyond 01
increments the higher digit 10
.
Documentation
wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix
Number Bases
binary: 2 octal: 8 decimal: 10 hexadecimal: 16Calculate the maximum possible number with N digits in base B.
2**8 == 256 # 8x base-2 digits (0-255) 16**2 == 256 # 2x base-16 digits (0-255) 10**2 == 100 # 2x base-10 digits (0-99)You can take advantage of this to convert from any number base to decimal
255 = 11111111 # in binary = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 2**7 + 2**6 + 2**5 + 2**4 + 2**3 + 2**2 + 2**1 + 2**0 = 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1