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::::: Yes, 1011 stands for 1*2^0 + 1*2^1 + 0*2^2 + 1*2^3 in the same way as 1026 stands for 6*10^0 + 2*10^1 + 0*10^2 + 1*10^3--[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 11:42, 31 January 2008 (CST) | ::::: Yes, 1011 stands for 1*2^0 + 1*2^1 + 0*2^2 + 1*2^3 in the same way as 1026 stands for 6*10^0 + 2*10^1 + 0*10^2 + 1*10^3--[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 11:42, 31 January 2008 (CST) | ||
::::::Ok; thanks for clearing that up for me. <code>;)</code> --[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 11:47, 31 January 2008 (CST) | |||
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"which represents itself" - is that correct or do I just misunderstand it? I've always learnt that 1 is the identity number. --Tom Vogt 07:03, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- I don't know what the intended meaning is. I have deleted the offending sentence and reformulated the rest. -- Jitse Niesen 09:30, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- Is binary a place holder/value system? --Robert W King 09:35, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- I think place-value system means the same as what I would call positional system. In that case, binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal are all place-value systems. -- Jitse Niesen 11:26, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- Although binary uses "1" and "0", those are "On" and "Off" states, are they still positional/place-value? --Robert W King 11:30, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- I think place-value system means the same as what I would call positional system. In that case, binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal are all place-value systems. -- Jitse Niesen 11:26, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- Is binary a place holder/value system? --Robert W King 09:35, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- Yes, 1011 stands for 1*2^0 + 1*2^1 + 0*2^2 + 1*2^3 in the same way as 1026 stands for 6*10^0 + 2*10^1 + 0*10^2 + 1*10^3--Paul Wormer 11:42, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- Ok; thanks for clearing that up for me.
;)--Robert W King 11:47, 31 January 2008 (CST)
- Ok; thanks for clearing that up for me.
- Yes, 1011 stands for 1*2^0 + 1*2^1 + 0*2^2 + 1*2^3 in the same way as 1026 stands for 6*10^0 + 2*10^1 + 0*10^2 + 1*10^3--Paul Wormer 11:42, 31 January 2008 (CST)