Radix
Number Systems: How many digits are used in the number system
Examples:
• The decimal number system that we use every day has 10 digits {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} and so the radix is 10 (also called Base 10).
• Binary digits can only be 0 or 1, so the radix is 2 (or Base 2).
Exponents (Powers): the number that is going to be raised to a power.
Example: in 82, 8 is the radix (or, more commonly, the base)
Examples:
• The decimal number system that we use every day has 10 digits {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} and so the radix is 10 (also called Base 10).
• Binary digits can only be 0 or 1, so the radix is 2 (or Base 2).
Exponents (Powers): the number that is going to be raised to a power.
Example: in 82, 8 is the radix (or, more commonly, the base)
See: Base (numbers)
- palindromic numbers
- parabola
- paraboloid
- parallel
- parallel lines
- parallel planes
- parallelepiped
- parallelogram
- parameter
- parametric equations
- parentheses
- parity
- parity bit
- partial derivative
- partial product
- pascals triangle
- pattern
- payroll deduction
- pentagon
- pentagonal number
- pentagram
- pentahedron
- pentomino
- percent
- percentage points