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  • Aug 18, 2010, 12:17 PM
    sunflower2469
    What's a base in math
    What's a base in math? I tried searching about it in the internet but I guess my PC so busy to work.So I decided to ask here maybe someone would answer my question
  • Aug 18, 2010, 12:38 PM
    s_cianci

    Strictly speaking, "base" refers to the power of each successive place value in any particular number system. Ordinary everyday numbers are base-10. Computers, on the other hand, operate on a base-2 system. Compliers are often bases that are powers of 2, base-8 and base-16 being the most popular.

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