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Hexadecimal (Base 16) Notation

A hexadecimal number has the general form:

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displaymath2635

where tex2html_wrap_inline2638 is a digit 0-9 or a letter A-F.

Example:

tabular320

Conversion between binary and hexadecimal is easy because tex2html_wrap_inline2656 One hex digit corresponds to four bits. Two hex digits equal a byte.

Example:

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