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Sidetrack: Numeral Systems (cont)

Decimal representation
  • The base is 10; digits 0 - 9
  • Example: decimal number 4705 can be interpreted as
    4·103 + 7·102 + 0·101 + 5·100
  • Place values:
    …1000100101
    …103102101100
  • Write number as 470510
    • Note use of subscript to denote base