0010001110000111
0010001110000111 is a binary string. Binary, or base-2, is a numeral system that uses only two symbols, typically 0 and 1. This string is composed of sixteen digits, all of which are either 0 or 1. Each digit in a binary number represents a power of 2. Reading from right to left, the first digit represents 2^0 (which is 1), the second digit represents 2^1 (which is 2), the third represents 2^2 (which is 4), and so on. The presence of a 1 in a position indicates that the corresponding power of 2 is included in the total value, while a 0 indicates it is not.
To convert 0010001110000111 to its decimal equivalent, we would sum the powers of 2 where a '1'