Anything related to number systems, i.e. the way of representing numbers (the abstract mathematical entities) as finite sequences of symbols. Usually this tag is relevant on questions involving conversion from the representation in a number system to another (e.g. from decimal to binary).
Questions tagged [number-systems]
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Decimal to BASE-26 representation
I wrote code to convert a decimal number to a corresponding alphabetical representation.
Examples:
1: A
2: B
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26: Z
27: AA
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703: AAA
Here is my approach:
void print(int n)
{
if( n > 0 )
{
n--;
print( n / 26 );
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Green goblin
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How to calculate range for 16-bit floating-point with 7-bit exponent and 9-bit mantissa?
Compare the range of representable numbers for 16-bit floating-point word with 7-bit exponent and
9-bit mantissa as (i) fraction and (ii) integer.
I know how to find range for a 16 bit integer but not sure how to find same for floating point and…
Sumit Rao
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Find all possible calculations to get a required number
Is there any function that can take input(arrays of numbers) and find all possible calculations on them that would result in the desired result(number).
For example if input is 2, 1, 4, 6, 7 and the desired result is 3.
It would return something…
Cedrick
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how to check Binary point number validation in java?
Examples:-
Valid Binary number = 1010111 // true
Valid Binary point number = 101011.11 // true
Invalid Binary number = 152.35 // false
How to check?
Meet Bhavsar
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C program to display negative numbers through decimal, octal and hexa-decimal values
**Allocation and Storage part of C programming **
I have come with some doubt while trying to print negative numbers through different number system.
while printing negative numbers, I am getting different output values.But I am not…
MK Tharma
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Hi everyone. I am struggling with converting binary to decimal as an 8 bits number
I have a question.
How do I convert 100000000(as a 8 bit number) to decimal . Thanks for helping
Myllene Muamba
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How to calculate all possible combinations of two alphanumeric characters?
Having an alphabet of letters A-Z and numbers 0-9, how to get all 1296 possible combinations like:
['AA', 'AB', ..., 'AZ', 'A0', 'A1', ..., 'Z9', '0A', '0B', ..., '98', '99']
As a side question, what is this type of number system called?
Kishan M
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Writing to bl and bh
I am trying to understand the following behavior:
mov bl, 51 ; now print $ebx in gdb returns 51
mov bh, 52 ; now it is 13363 but I thought it would be 5251
Why?
I use Linux nasm on Intel x86
danielleontiev
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Add two octal numbers directly without converting to decimal
I'm trying to add two octal numbers by adding the corresponding digits but, I'm stuck when the case is that the sum of digits is greater than 7. I'll have to take a carry and add it to the next addition cycle. I'm unable to find the right expression…
Abhilash Kishore
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How to make a hex to octal converter in C
I'm looking to make a hex to octal convert in C, and right now I'm able to convert a string from hex to binary. Now I'm looking to convert it from binary to octal. I believe that this was the simplest way.
This is what I have for now. It's a…
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How many different states can be represented by a three digit binary number? (Give your answer as a decimal number)
I'm studying Network and Operating Systems at the moment and my instructor gave us a quiz. This had me a bit baffled. Any help will be much appreciated.
Another one of the questions is this: "How many different states can be represented by a four…
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Convert from hexadecimal integer to decimal java
There are pre-translated numbers from hexadecimal to decimal. For example, 0x01, 0x10 and so on. I need to extract from it everything that is after x, so that I get a number that could fit as an index to the array.
The difficulty lies in the fact…
user22150393
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parseInt() & radix basics
Can someone please explain what radix is (on the most fundamental level), in reference to parseInt()?
I'm also not understanding how the string argument changes with different bases/radix.
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hexa-decimal to decimal conversion (using implicit type casting)
I think there's some problem in my vs code I am new to this coding stuff even after writing the correct code it gives me wrong results in almost every second code I write i get uncertain results Plz guys help me with this , plz check running this…
Broken Brain
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How to convert a base 10-number to 3-base in net (Special case)
I'm looking for a routine in C# that gives me the following output when putting in numbers:
0 - A
1 - B
2 - C
3 - AA
4 - AB
5 - AC
6 - BA
7 - BB
8 - BC
9 - CA
10 - CB
11 - CC
12 - AAA
13 - etc
I'm using letters, so that it's not so confusing with…
Hans Egil Vaaga
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