Are there more decimal or binary numbers in the world? [closed]
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The Hindu–Arabic numeral system is a positional decimal numeral system, and is the most common system for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world.
Is this statement true? I guess the binary code for characters or opcodes is not a number. Not sure about addresses.
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The Hindu–Arabic numeral system is a positional decimal numeral system, and is the most common system for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world.
Is this statement true? I guess the binary code for characters or opcodes is not a number. Not sure about addresses.
binary-files
asked Nov 19 at 14:06
darsie
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closed as off-topic by Twisty Impersonator, Mokubai♦ Nov 19 at 14:30
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question is not about computer hardware or software, within the scope defined in the help center." – Twisty Impersonator, Mokubai
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This may be a better question for Math.SE; this does not appear to be within the scope of computers as described in help center.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 14:09
@Graham I thought about math, but it's barely a math question. Like, "How many humans are there on Earth?" or "How far is the sun?" Maybe statistics.
– darsie
Nov 19 at 14:17
Given that binary and decimal are simply different representation of the same thing the number of "numbers in the world" is the same. That quantity is infinite.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 14:42
@Mokubai While the title was poorly worded, I think it was clear from the question content that the OP was asking about the usage of different number systems.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 15:05
@Graham The title is poorly worded, and the body is broadly off-topic. Whether a statement on the popularity of a particular numbering system is true or not is not a problem with computer hardware or software. The remainder of the body is unclear and lacking context for why it could be on-topic.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 15:10
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The Hindu–Arabic numeral system is a positional decimal numeral system, and is the most common system for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world.
Is this statement true? I guess the binary code for characters or opcodes is not a number. Not sure about addresses.
binary-files
asked Nov 19 at 14:06
darsie
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The Hindu–Arabic numeral system is a positional decimal numeral system, and is the most common system for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world.
Is this statement true? I guess the binary code for characters or opcodes is not a number. Not sure about addresses.
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darsie
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asked Nov 19 at 14:06
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asked Nov 19 at 14:06
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asked Nov 19 at 14:06
darsie
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closed as off-topic by Twisty Impersonator, Mokubai♦ Nov 19 at 14:30
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question is not about computer hardware or software, within the scope defined in the help center." – Twisty Impersonator, Mokubai
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as off-topic by Twisty Impersonator, Mokubai♦ Nov 19 at 14:30
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question is not about computer hardware or software, within the scope defined in the help center." – Twisty Impersonator, Mokubai
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
This may be a better question for Math.SE; this does not appear to be within the scope of computers as described in help center.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 14:09
@Graham I thought about math, but it's barely a math question. Like, "How many humans are there on Earth?" or "How far is the sun?" Maybe statistics.
– darsie
Nov 19 at 14:17
Given that binary and decimal are simply different representation of the same thing the number of "numbers in the world" is the same. That quantity is infinite.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 14:42
@Mokubai While the title was poorly worded, I think it was clear from the question content that the OP was asking about the usage of different number systems.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 15:05
@Graham The title is poorly worded, and the body is broadly off-topic. Whether a statement on the popularity of a particular numbering system is true or not is not a problem with computer hardware or software. The remainder of the body is unclear and lacking context for why it could be on-topic.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 15:10
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This may be a better question for Math.SE; this does not appear to be within the scope of computers as described in help center.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 14:09
@Graham I thought about math, but it's barely a math question. Like, "How many humans are there on Earth?" or "How far is the sun?" Maybe statistics.
– darsie
Nov 19 at 14:17
Given that binary and decimal are simply different representation of the same thing the number of "numbers in the world" is the same. That quantity is infinite.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 14:42
@Mokubai While the title was poorly worded, I think it was clear from the question content that the OP was asking about the usage of different number systems.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 15:05
@Graham The title is poorly worded, and the body is broadly off-topic. Whether a statement on the popularity of a particular numbering system is true or not is not a problem with computer hardware or software. The remainder of the body is unclear and lacking context for why it could be on-topic.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 15:10
This may be a better question for Math.SE; this does not appear to be within the scope of computers as described in help center.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 14:09
This may be a better question for Math.SE; this does not appear to be within the scope of computers as described in help center.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 14:09
@Graham I thought about math, but it's barely a math question. Like, "How many humans are there on Earth?" or "How far is the sun?" Maybe statistics.
– darsie
Nov 19 at 14:17
@Graham I thought about math, but it's barely a math question. Like, "How many humans are there on Earth?" or "How far is the sun?" Maybe statistics.
– darsie
Nov 19 at 14:17
Given that binary and decimal are simply different representation of the same thing the number of "numbers in the world" is the same. That quantity is infinite.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 14:42
Given that binary and decimal are simply different representation of the same thing the number of "numbers in the world" is the same. That quantity is infinite.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 14:42
@Mokubai While the title was poorly worded, I think it was clear from the question content that the OP was asking about the usage of different number systems.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 15:05
@Mokubai While the title was poorly worded, I think it was clear from the question content that the OP was asking about the usage of different number systems.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 15:05
@Graham The title is poorly worded, and the body is broadly off-topic. Whether a statement on the popularity of a particular numbering system is true or not is not a problem with computer hardware or software. The remainder of the body is unclear and lacking context for why it could be on-topic.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 15:10
@Graham The title is poorly worded, and the body is broadly off-topic. Whether a statement on the popularity of a particular numbering system is true or not is not a problem with computer hardware or software. The remainder of the body is unclear and lacking context for why it could be on-topic.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 15:10
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This may be a better question for Math.SE; this does not appear to be within the scope of computers as described in help center.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 14:09
@Graham I thought about math, but it's barely a math question. Like, "How many humans are there on Earth?" or "How far is the sun?" Maybe statistics.
– darsie
Nov 19 at 14:17
Given that binary and decimal are simply different representation of the same thing the number of "numbers in the world" is the same. That quantity is infinite.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 14:42
@Mokubai While the title was poorly worded, I think it was clear from the question content that the OP was asking about the usage of different number systems.
– Graham
Nov 19 at 15:05
@Graham The title is poorly worded, and the body is broadly off-topic. Whether a statement on the popularity of a particular numbering system is true or not is not a problem with computer hardware or software. The remainder of the body is unclear and lacking context for why it could be on-topic.
– Mokubai♦
Nov 19 at 15:10