0001000010001110

0001000010001110 is a 16-bit binary sequence often used as an example in discussions of binary numbers, bitwise operations, and data representation. When converted, it equals the hexadecimal value 0x104E and the decimal value 4174. The pattern contains five one bits, located at bit positions 12, 6, 3, 2, and 1 (counting from the most significant bit as bit 15).

In hexadecimal form, the sequence is 0x104E. Interpreted as a pair of bytes in big-endian order, it corresponds to 0x10 followed by 0x4E. In little-endian order, the two bytes would be 0x4E followed by 0x10. This kind of endianness consideration is relevant in low-level programming, network protocols, and data serialization.

If the 16-bit value is treated as an unsigned integer, it represents 4174. If interpreted as a signed 16-bit value, it remains 4174 since the most significant bit is 0, indicating a non-negative number.

Other interpretations are possible. As ASCII, the two-byte sequence 0x10 0x4E yields a non-printable control character (DLE) followed by the letter 'N', which is generally not used as readable text. In some graphics or embedded contexts, a 16-bit word like this might function as a bitmask or flag field, where the set bits indicate enabled features or options. In a 16-bit color format such as RGB565, the value decomposes into red = 2, green = 2, and blue = 14 on their respective scales, illustrating how bit patterns map to color components.

See also: binary numeral system, bitmask, endianness, RGB565.