Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Number Systems in the Real World
We are so used to using our base 10 system of numbering. However there are many other ways to represent numbers. In a response to this post, choose another number base system (binary, octal, hexadecimal, etc) and give one real world example where these numbering systems are used. You may not duplicate an example that someone else has already given, so it is to your advantage to post early. Credit will not be given to duplicates. Make sure you provide a link to where you found your example.
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The hexadecimal numbering system is on myspace for the page layouts you insert a number with boy numbers and letters to represent a color code
ReplyDeleteA good example of the number base that isn't the most common, is the hexadecimal (base 16) in real world, this is used alot in computer graphic desighning like the colors and number form that represent the colors.
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Binary numbers can be used to represent numerical values by symbols such as 0 and 1. This is alot different than the usual 10 base number system most of us are used to using all the time.
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An example of common number base is octal(bas 8). This is used in the world when Programs often display data in octal format because its easy for humans to read and translated into binary format, an important format for computers.
ReplyDeleteAn example of common number base is hexadecimal(base 16). This is used in the real world by computer pragramming languages. It was a good used for computer technologies. Also, it was used for Western European languages also lack a nomenclature to name hexadecimal numbers.
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base 40 systems are used in the making of bar codes
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base 40 number systems are taken as measures of octaves in tonal music theory
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A real world example for a binary number system is computers and robots.
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Simple as it seems, we have used the base 10 system since we were children. We use it to count on our fingers (obviously since we have ten fingers).
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@Page C. Ok, you defined the binary system, but how is it used in the real world?
ReplyDelete@Karlyn C. The question asked for a different system other than base 10 and an example. Please post another.
ReplyDelete@Eric A. Where did you get your information?
ReplyDelete@ Joe B. Your website link did not take me to a real page. Please post a corrected URL.
ReplyDelete@ Tyler K. Need a source website please.
ReplyDeletea real world example of binary is financial and healthcare.
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The Babylonians used the sexagesimal system, based on the number 60, and the Romans used (for some purposes) the duodecimal system, based on the number 12. The Mayans used the vigesimal system, based on the number 20.http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=x-nu068900a&article_id=486&chapter_id=9&chapter_title=Numbers&article_title=Number_Systems
ReplyDeletehttp://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/hexed.htm
ReplyDeletethis website explains in detail how the hexadecimal is used such as webaddresses, colors on webpages, standard windows error messages can even include hex addresses.
also most computer systems engineers use the hexadecimal number system
http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/AoA/Windows/HTML/DataRepresentationa3.html
A real world example for the binary system is computers. the binary system helps with digital signal processing and networks, and computers.
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The base 20 number system, the Vigesimal system, was used by the Mayan culture in order to tell time and create their calendars. The mayan culture uses systems with multiples of 20 and based on the number system of 20.
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Just like the binary and hexadecimal system, the octal system is used for computer programming. It is a number system that has a base of eight. Binary numbers take up a lot of space, so the octal system is a shorter way to write the binary system to program for computers and other electronics.
ReplyDeletean example of the decadecimal system is the mayans, they used the same 0-9 format as we use today.
ReplyDeletethis is my link for my blog posted before:
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@ Jacky V. Sorry wrong use of the word binary. Try again.
ReplyDelete@Kayla G. Website? Source?
ReplyDelete@ Kayla G. Sorry I did not read down far enough. Thank you fro the site.
ReplyDelete@Nick B. Link??? Because Carly E. above disagrees.
ReplyDeletebase16 is hexadecimalused for programming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal
ReplyDeleteThe Base 10 system is used commonly in punycode. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeral_system
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