Numbers and Symbols
The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take for granted. This is both a good and a bad thing in the study of electronics. It is good, in that we're accustomed to the use and...
View ArticleSystems of Numeration
The Romans devised a system that was a substantial improvement over hash marks, because it used a variety of symbols (or ciphers) to represent increasingly large quantities. The notation for 1 is the...
View ArticleDecimal Versus Binary Numeration
Let's count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of numeration systems: hash marks, Roman numerals, decimal, and binary: Code: System: Hash Marks Roman Decimal Binary ------- ---------- -----...
View ArticleOctal and Hexadecimal Numeration
Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent relatively small numbers compared to the economy of the decimal system, analyzing the numerical states inside of digital electronic...
View ArticleOctal and Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion
Although the prime intent of octal and hexadecimal numeration systems is for the "shorthand" representation of binary numbers in digital electronics, we sometimes have the need to convert from either...
View ArticleConversion from Decimal Numeration
Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are multiples of binary (base 2), conversion back and forth between either hexadecimal or octal and binary is very easy. Also, because...
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