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  2. Hexadecimal - Wikipedia

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    Hexadecimal (also known as base-16 or simply hex) is a positional numeral system that represents numbers using a radix (base) of sixteen. Unlike the decimal system representing numbers using ten symbols, hexadecimal uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols "0"–"9" to represent values 0 to 9 and "A"–"F" to represent values from ten to fifteen.

  3. Positional notation - Wikipedia

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    Positional notation, also known as place-value notation, positional numeral system, or simply place value, usually denotes the extension to any base of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system (or decimal system).

  4. Imaginary number - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of the complex plane. The imaginary numbers are on the vertical coordinate axis. Although the Greek mathematician and engineer Heron of Alexandria is noted as the first to present a calculation involving the square root of a negative number, [6] [7] it was Rafael Bombelli who first set down the rules for multiplication of complex numbers in 1572.

  5. Binary number - Wikipedia

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    The base-2 numeral system is a positional notation with a radix of 2.Each digit is referred to as a bit, or binary digit.Because of its straightforward implementation in digital electronic circuitry using logic gates, the binary system is used by almost all modern computers and computer-based devices, as a preferred system of use, over various other human techniques of communication, because ...

  6. Weber number - Wikipedia

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    The Weber number appears in the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations through a free surface boundary condition. [3]For a fluid of constant density and dynamic viscosity, at the free surface interface there is a balance between the normal stress and the curvature force associated with the surface tension:

  7. IEEE 754 - Wikipedia

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    The IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic (IEEE 754) is a technical standard for floating-point arithmetic originally established in 1985 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

  8. Journal - Wikipedia

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    A journal, from the Old French journal (meaning "daily"), may refer to: . Bullet journal, a method of personal organization; Diary, a record of personal secretive thoughts and as open book to personal therapy or used to feel connected to oneself.