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Base (numbers)
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The Base (or Radix) is the number of digits in a number system.
The decimal number system that we use every day has 10 digits (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) and so it is Base-10.
Binary digits can only be 0 or 1, so they are Base-2.
Base is also the number that is going to be raised to a power.
Example: in 82, 8 is the base
See:
Exponent
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