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Encyclopedia > Tetradecimal
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Positional systems by base
(2n) 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
(3n) 3, 9, 27  (5n) 5
(7n) 7  (11n) 11  (13n) 13
(2n·3m) 6, 12, 24, 36
(2n·5m) Decimal (10), 20
(2n·7m) 14  (3n·5m) 15
(2n·3m·5p) 30, 60   more…
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The tetradecimal (base-14) positional notation system is based on the number fourteen. Comparatively, the decimal system is based on the number ten, the hexadecimal system is based on the number sixteen, and so on. Other names used for the base-14 system include quadrodecimal and quattuordecimal (although these terms can be confused with quaternary which is a base-4 notation system). A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols, or a word in a natural language that represents a number. ... The Hindu-Arabic numeral system (also called Algorism) is a positional decimal numeral system documented from the 9th century. ... Numerals sans-serif Arabic numerals, known formally as Hindu-Arabic numerals, and also as Indian numerals, Hindu numerals, Western Arabic numerals, European numerals, or Western numerals, are the most common symbolic representation of numbers around the world. ... The Eastern Arabic numerals (also called Eastern Arabic numerals, Arabic-Indic numerals, Arabic Eastern Numerals) are the symbols (glyphs) used to represent the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in conjunction with the Arabic alphabet in Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and parts of India, and also in the no longer used Ottoman Turkish... Khmer numerals are the numerals used in the Khmer language of Cambodia. ... India has produced many numeral systems. ... The Brahmi numerals are an indigenous Indian numeral system attested from the 3rd century BCE (somewhat later in the case of most of the tens). ... The Abjad numerals are a decimal numeral system which was used in the Arabic-speaking world prior to the use of the Hindu-Arabic numerals from the 8th century, and in parallel with the latter until Modern times. ... Cyrillic numerals was a numbering system derived from the Cyrillic alphabet, used by South and East Slavic peoples. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... The system of Hebrew numerals is a quasi-decimal alphabetic numeral system using the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. ... Greek numerals are a system of representing numbers using letters of the Greek alphabet. ... The Sanskrit alphabetic numerals were created in about A.D. 510 by Āryabhaa. ... Attic numerals were used by ancient Greeks, possibly from the 7th century BC. They were also known as Herodianic numerals because they were first described in a 2nd century manuscript by Herodianus. ... The Etruscan numerals were used by the ancient Etruscans. ... During the beginning of the Urnfield culture, around 1200 BC, a series of votive sickles of bronze with marks that have been interpreted as a numeral system, appeared in Central Europe. ... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... Babylonian numerals by sarah nixon this number system was discovered by a 12 year old girl named sarah nixon were written in cuneiform, using a wedge-tipped reed stylus to make a mark on a soft clay tablet which would be exposed in the sun to harden to create a... Mayan numerals. ... This is a list of numeral system topics, by Wikipedia page. ... A positional notation or place-value notation system is a numeral system in which each position is related to the next by a constant multiplier, a common ratio, called the base or radix of that numeral system. ... The radix (Latin for root), also called base, is the number of various unique symbols (or digits or numerals) a positional numeral system uses to represent numbers. ... The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, is a numeral system that represents numeric values using two symbols, usually 0 and 1. ... Quaternary is the base four numeral system. ... The octal numeral system, or oct for short, is the base-8 number system, and uses the digits 0 to 7. ... In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal, base-16, or simply hex, is a numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16, usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F, or a–f. ... Base32 is a derivation of Base64 with the following additional properties: The resulting character set is all uppercase, which can often be beneficial when using a case-sensitive filesystem. ... Base 64 is a positional numeral system using a base of 64. ... Ternary or trinary is the base-3 numeral system. ... Nonary is a base 9 numeral system, typically using the digits 0-8, but not the digit 9. ... A Septemvigesimal numeral system has a base of twenty-seven. ... Quinary (base-5) is a numeral system with five as the base. ... The septenary numeral system is the base seven number system, and uses the digits 0-6. ... The undecimal (base-11) positional notation system is based on the number eleven, rather than ten as in decimal or eight in octal and so on. ... Base-13, tridecimal, or tredecimal is a positional numeral system with thirteen as its base. ... A senary numeral system is a base-six numeral system. ... The duodecimal (also known as base-12 or dozenal) system is a numeral system using twelve as its base. ... As there are 24 hours in a day a numbering system based upon 24, and as the base 12 is convenient here some examples of the base 24 (quadrovigesimal) system. ... Base 36 refers to a positional numeral system using 36 as the radix. ... The decimal (base ten or occasionally denary) numeral system has ten as its base. ... The vigesimal or base-20 numeral system is based on twenty (in the same way in which the ordinary decimal numeral system is based on ten). ... The pentadecimal (base-15) positional notation system is based on the number fifteen. ... Base 30 or trigesimal is a positional numeral system using 30 as the radix. ... The sexagesimal (base-sixty) is a numeral system with sixty as the base. ... A positional notation or place-value notation system is a numeral system in which each position is related to the next by a constant multiplier, a common ratio, called the base or radix of that numeral system. ...


Tetradecimal requires fourteen symbols. Since there are only ten common decimal digits, the notation can be extended by using letters A, B, C and D to represent values 10, 11, 12 and 13, respectively. For example, decimal values 0 to 20 in tetradecimal would be: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. The tetradecimal number 373 would be 689 in decimal.


This numeric base is infrequently used. It finds applications in mathematics as well as fields such as programming for the HP 9100A/B calculator[1], image processing applications[2] and other specialized uses. The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ...


Notes

  1. ^ See the HP Museum website: [1]
  2. ^ See one patent at Free Patents Online]


 

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