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  2. Octal - Wikipedia

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    Example: Convert 764 8 to decimal: 764 8 = 7 × 8 2 + 6 × 8 1 + 4 × 8 0 = 448 + 48 + 4 = 500 10. For double-digit octal numbers this method amounts to multiplying the lead digit by 8 and adding the second digit to get the total. Example: 65 8 = 6 × 8 + 5 = 53 10

  3. Scientific notation - Wikipedia

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    Converting a number from scientific notation to decimal notation, first remove the × 10 n on the end, then shift the decimal separator n digits to the right (positive n) or left (negative n). The number 1.2304 × 10 6 would have its decimal separator shifted 6 digits to the right and become 1,230,400 , while −4.0321 × 10 −3 would have its ...

  4. Decimalisation - Wikipedia

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    Decimalisation or decimalization (see spelling differences) is the conversion of a system of currency or of weights and measures to units related by powers of 10.. Most countries have decimalised their currencies, converting them from non-decimal sub-units to a decimal system, with one basic currency unit and sub-units that are valued relative to the basic unit by a power of 10, most commonly ...

  5. List of numeral systems - Wikipedia

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    A binary clock might use LEDs to express binary values. In this clock, each column of LEDs shows a binary-coded decimal numeral of the traditional sexagesimal time.. The common names are derived somewhat arbitrarily from a mix of Latin and Greek, in some cases including roots from both languages within a single name. [27]

  6. Help:Convert units - Wikipedia

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    Metric prefixes; Text Symbol Factor or; yotta Y 10 24: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: zetta Z 10 21: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: exa E 10 18: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000: peta P 10 15: 1 000 000 000 000 000: tera T

  7. 6/8 - Wikipedia

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    6/8 may refer to: A fraction equivalent to 3 ⁄ 4 or 0.75. June 8 (month-day date notation) 6 August (day-month date notation) 6 8, a time signature used in Western musical notation; 6 shillings and 8 (old) pence in UK pre-decimal currency = 80d or 1 ⁄ 3 of a pound sterling

  8. Decimal - Wikipedia

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    Decimal fractions (sometimes called decimal numbers, especially in contexts involving explicit fractions) are the rational numbers that may be expressed as a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten. [8] For example, the decimal expressions ,,,, represent the fractions ⁠ 8 / 10 ⁠, ⁠ 1489 / 100 ⁠, ⁠ 79 / 100000 ⁠, ⁠ + 1618 / ...

  9. Template:Convert - Wikipedia

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    By {{Convert}} default, the conversion result will be rounded either to precision comparable to that of the input value (the number of digits after the decimal point—or the negative of the number of non-significant zeroes before the point—is increased by one if the conversion is a multiplication by a number between 0.02 and 0.2, remains the ...