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Binome
May 6, 2010, 4:14:48 AM5/6/10
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Hi,
I'm a french computer arithmetic researcher and I have a simple question:
I'm working on number representations and with bases greater than 2 (8
for example). I wonder how you call that in english (great bases, big
bases, large bases...?)
It would help me to write english articles.
Thx.
I'm a french computer arithmetic researcher and I have a simple question:
I'm working on number representations and with bases greater than 2 (8
for example). I wonder how you call that in english (great bases, big
bases, large bases...?)
It would help me to write english articles.
Thx.
nm...@cam.ac.uk
May 6, 2010, 12:01:42 PM5/6/10
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In article <4be27a79$0$13655$426a...@news.free.fr>,
Binome <nor...@noreply.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>I'm a french computer arithmetic researcher and I have a simple question:
>I'm working on number representations and with bases greater than 2 (8
>for example). I wonder how you call that in english (great bases, big
>bases, large bases...?)
Binome <nor...@noreply.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>I'm a french computer arithmetic researcher and I have a simple question:
>I'm working on number representations and with bases greater than 2 (8
>for example). I wonder how you call that in english (great bases, big
>bases, large bases...?)
It depends on whether you are referring to arbitrary bases or specific
ones. If you are describing any integer of 2 or greater, then
"general bases" or "arbitrary integer bases". If specific ones,
then "base 8" or "bases greater than 6" or whatever.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
bert
May 7, 2010, 10:05:32 AM5/7/10
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For numbers expressed in a particular base other
than binary, the word "radix" is sometimes used,
by saying e.g "... in radix-16 notation ...".
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