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basic / September 5, 2021

Hexadecimal numbers

The complexity of computers requires higher order numbering systems such as octal (base 8) and hexadecimal (base 16) which are merely extensions of the binary system. A hexadecimal numbering system has a radix of 16 and uses the following 16 distinct digits:

The complexity of computers requires higher order numbering systems such as octal (base 8) and hexadecimal (base 16) which are merely extensions of the binary system. A hexadecimal numbering system has a radix of 16 and uses the following 16 distinct digits: