Tricks for radix conversion by hand

The Endeavour 2025-01-23

Summary:

The simplest trick for converting from one base to another is grouping. To convert between base b and base bk, group numbers in sets of k and convert one group at a time. To convert from binary to octal, for instance, group bits in sets of three, starting from the right end, and convert each […]

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John

Date tagged:

01/23/2025, 12:19

Date published:

01/23/2025, 11:47