Meanings
nounradix complement (plural radix complements)
plural radix complements
- The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rⁿ. In binary (r=2), this is the two's complement.
The radix complement of 138053_10 is 861947_10.
2 more examples
The radix complement of 01100101_2 is 10011011_2.
The radix complement of 0423102_5 is 4021343_5.
Translations
Icelandic grunnfyllitala, stofnfyllitala
- grunnfyllitalanumber which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
- stofnfyllitalanumber which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
- grunnfyllingnumber which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
- stofnfyllingnumber which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
Polish kod uzupełnień
- kod uzupełnieńnumber which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
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