N-Base Number System
Learn how n-base number systems generalize beyond decimal and binary by using n symbols with specific values. Understand the concept of place values as powers of the base and how the range of numbers is determined. This lesson helps you grasp the foundations of arbitrary base conversions and representations critical in computer science.
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An arbitrary number system
So far in this course we have looked at the decimal, binary, octal, and hexadecimal systems. We have seen how the properties of range and place values work for the base-10, base-2, base-8, and base-16 number systems. This might make us think that we could pick an arbitrary base and make our own number system. We wouldn’t be wrong the aforementioned patterns can most certainly extend to any -base number system!
Let’s see how, and generalize what we know about number systems to the rest of this lesson. ...
