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		By: Craig Lungren		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Lungren]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://betterexplained.com/articles/numbers-and-bases/#comment-332961&quot;&gt;Adam&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;p&gt;Hexenary sounds more like the name for Base 6 to be honest. 16 is 6 more bases over Base 10, that is why 16 has been given the name Hexadecimal. Everyone knows 10 is Decimal, and adding on the #6 prefix “Hexa-” only means “6 more after …”. So …&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;b&gt;Hex&lt;/b&gt;(a)&lt;b&gt;deci&lt;/b&gt;-mal = 16”&lt;br /&gt;“&lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt; (+ after) &lt;b&gt;10th&lt;/b&gt;-base = Base 16”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here’s a summary for Base Names:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bi&lt;/b&gt;nary = &lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tri&lt;/b&gt;nary = &lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quad&lt;/b&gt;renary = &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quin&lt;/b&gt;ary = &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hex&lt;/b&gt;enary = &lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sept&lt;/b&gt;enary = &lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oct&lt;/b&gt;enary = &lt;b&gt;8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nov&lt;/b&gt;enary = &lt;b&gt;9&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dec&lt;/b&gt;imal = &lt;b&gt;10&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unidec&lt;/b&gt;imal = &lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biadec&lt;/b&gt;imal = &lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Triadec&lt;/b&gt;imal = &lt;b&gt;13&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quadradec&lt;/b&gt;imal = &lt;b&gt;14&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quindec&lt;/b&gt;imal = &lt;b&gt;15&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hexadec&lt;/b&gt;imal = &lt;b&gt;16&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully you notice the logic now!&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://betterexplained.com/articles/numbers-and-bases/#comment-332961">Adam</a>.</p>
<p>Hexenary sounds more like the name for Base 6 to be honest. 16 is 6 more bases over Base 10, that is why 16 has been given the name Hexadecimal. Everyone knows 10 is Decimal, and adding on the #6 prefix “Hexa-” only means “6 more after …”. So …</p>
<p>“<b>Hex</b>(a)<b>deci</b>-mal = 16”<br />
“<b>6</b> (+ after) <b>10th</b>-base = Base 16”</p>
<p>Here’s a summary for Base Names:<br />
<b>Bi</b>nary = <b>2</b><br />
<b>Tri</b>nary = <b>3</b><br />
<b>Quad</b>renary = <b>4</b><br />
<b>Quin</b>ary = <b>5</b><br />
<b>Hex</b>enary = <b>6</b><br />
<b>Sept</b>enary = <b>7</b><br />
<b>Oct</b>enary = <b>8</b><br />
<b>Nov</b>enary = <b>9</b><br />
<b>Dec</b>imal = <b>10</b><br />
<b>Unidec</b>imal = <b>11</b><br />
<b>Biadec</b>imal = <b>12</b><br />
<b>Triadec</b>imal = <b>13</b><br />
<b>Quadradec</b>imal = <b>14</b><br />
<b>Quindec</b>imal = <b>15</b><br />
<b>Hexadec</b>imal = <b>16<br />
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Hopefully you notice the logic now!</p>
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		By: Craig Lungren		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Lungren]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://betterexplained.com/articles/numbers-and-bases/#comment-333427&quot;&gt;kalid&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;p&gt;For simplicity’s sake, “&lt;b&gt;10&lt;/b&gt;” &lt;b&gt;remains as&lt;/b&gt; its own thing “&lt;b&gt;an Even Number&lt;/b&gt;” &lt;b&gt;even though it’s in #3’s position of Base 3&lt;/b&gt;, “&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;” &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remains as&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; its own thing “&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;an Odd Number&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;” &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;even though it’s in #4’s position of Base 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; and “12” remains as its own thing “an Even Number” even though it’s in #5’s position of Base 3. Thus it won’t matter what base number it is, while the odds “1,3,5,7,9” and evens “0,2,4,6,8” are sitting in the decimal number’s position. In Base2 the only odd number is 1 and the only even number is 0. &lt;b&gt;In Base3 the only odd number is 1 no matter how big the # is&lt;/b&gt; (&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;like 11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;b&gt;101&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;1101&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;b&gt;101,101&lt;/b&gt;) &lt;b&gt;and the even numbers are 2 &amp;amp; 0&lt;/b&gt; (&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;like 10&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;b&gt;12&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;1010&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, or &lt;b&gt;20,010&lt;/b&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://betterexplained.com/articles/numbers-and-bases/#comment-333427">kalid</a>.</p>
<p>For simplicity’s sake, “<b>10</b>” <b>remains as</b> its own thing “<b>an Even Number</b>” <b>even though it’s in #3’s position of Base 3</b>, “<i><b>11</b></i>” <i><b>remains as</b></i> its own thing “<i><b>an Odd Number</b></i>” <i><b>even though it’s in #4’s position of Base 3</b></i> and “12” remains as its own thing “an Even Number” even though it’s in #5’s position of Base 3. Thus it won’t matter what base number it is, while the odds “1,3,5,7,9” and evens “0,2,4,6,8” are sitting in the decimal number’s position. In Base2 the only odd number is 1 and the only even number is 0. <b>In Base3 the only odd number is 1 no matter how big the # is</b> (<i><b>like 11</b></i>, <b>101</b>, <i><b>1101</b></i> or <b>101,101</b>) <b>and the even numbers are 2 &amp; 0</b> (<i><b>like 10</b></i>, <b>12</b>, <i><b>1010</b></i>, or <b>20,010</b>).</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://betterexplained.com/articles/numbers-and-bases/#comment-354083&quot;&gt;Liam Grohs&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;p&gt;And F is just C upside down in their example.&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://betterexplained.com/articles/numbers-and-bases/#comment-354083">Liam Grohs</a>.</p>
<p>And F is just C upside down in their example.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tech Guide - How are decimal numbers converted into the ASCII code? - nancyrubin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;[&amp;#8230;] is essential to have knowledge of the number system and ASCII before trying to convert a number into another system. Now that you have basic knowledge [&amp;#8230;]&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] is essential to have knowledge of the number system and ASCII before trying to convert a number into another system. Now that you have basic knowledge [&#8230;]</p>
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