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[[Category:Encyclopedia]]Hexadecimal code is another number system used by computers. While decimal (our normal number system) uses ten digits, and binary uses two digits (0 and 1), hexadecimal uses base 16. |
[[Category:Encyclopedia]]Hexadecimal code is another number system used by computers. While decimal (our normal number system) uses ten digits, and binary uses two digits (0 and 1), hexadecimal uses base 16. |
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Instead of using only 0's and 1's like binary, or 0-9 like decimal, hexadecimal uses 0-9 just like base 10, but also A-F. A=10, B=11, and so forth. The most convenient method of converting binary to hexadecimal is to first separate the binary number into string of 4 digits. Then, convert each group into base 10, at which point 10-15 are changed into letters. |
Instead of using only 0's and 1's like binary, or 0-9 like decimal, hexadecimal uses 0-9 just like base 10, but also A-F. A=10, B=11, and so forth. The most convenient method of converting binary to hexadecimal (for a human) is to first separate the binary number into string of 4 digits. Then, convert each group into base 10, at which point 10-15 are changed into letters. |
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