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For example:
 
For example:
  
16 [[decimal]] = 10 hex
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  16 [[decimal]] = 10 hex
 
  256 [[decimal]] = 100 hex
 
  256 [[decimal]] = 100 hex
 
  380 [[decimal]] = 17C hex
 
  380 [[decimal]] = 17C hex

Revision as of 21:22, 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
256 decimal = 100 hex
380 decimal = 17C hex