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  2. Decimal - Wikipedia

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    Place value of number in decimal system. The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary / ˈ d iː n ər i / [1] or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers (decimal fractions) of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system.

  3. Numerical digit - Wikipedia

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    The hexadecimal system uses all the digits from the decimal system, plus the letters "A" through "F", which represent the numbers 10 to 15 respectively. [15] When the binary system is used, the term "bit(s)" is typically used as an alternative for "digit(s)", being a portmanteau of the term "binary digit".

  4. English numerals - Wikipedia

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    Thus one-half would be written 0.5 in decimal, base ten notation, and fifty thousand as 50 000, and not 50.000 nor 50,000 nor 50000. ... 10 15: one quadrillion a ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Power of 10 - Wikipedia

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    In decimal notation the nth power of ten is written as '1' followed by n zeroes. It can also be written as 10 n or as 1En in E notation. See order of magnitude and orders of magnitude (numbers) for named powers of ten. There are two conventions for naming positive powers of ten, beginning with 10 9, called the long and short scales. Where a ...

  7. 15 (number) - Wikipedia

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    The first 15 superabundant numbers are the same as the first 15 colossally abundant numbers. In decimal, 15 contains the digits 1 and 5 and is the result of adding ...

  8. Vigesimal - Wikipedia

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    D0 20 is equivalent to two hundred and sixty in decimal = (13 × 20 1) + (0 × 20 0) 100 20 is equivalent to four hundred in decimal = (1 × 20 2) + (0 × 20 1) + (0 × 20 0). In the rest of this article below, numbers are expressed in decimal notation, unless specified otherwise. For example, 10 means ten, 20 means twenty. Numbers in vigesimal ...

  9. Duodecimal - Wikipedia

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    The duodecimal system, also known as base twelve or dozenal, is a positional numeral system using twelve as its base.In duodecimal, the number twelve is denoted "10", meaning 1 twelve and 0 units; in the decimal system, this number is instead written as "12" meaning 1 ten and 2 units, and the string "10" means ten.