Difference between revisions of "Hexadecimal"

Revision as of 21:21, 7 February 2005

Hexademical ("hex") is a base-16 numbering system. Each "digit" has 16 possible values, from 0 through 15. 10-15 are represented by the letters A-F.

For example:

16 decimal = 10 hex
380 decimal = 17C hex
100 hex = 256 decimal

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-A base-16 numbering system.  Each "digit" has 16 possible values, from 0 through 15.  10-15 are represented by the letters A-F.
+Hexademical ("hex") is a base-16 numbering system.  Each "digit" has 16 possible values, from 0 through 15.  10-15 are represented by the letters A-F.
+For example:
+[[decimal]] = 10 hex
+[[decimal]] = 17C hex
+hex = 256 [[decimal]]