00101110

00101110 is an eight-bit binary numeral. In binary, it represents the value 46 when interpreted as an unsigned integer. When used in written form, it may appear as part of a larger bit string or as a byte value in data streams.

Numerical value and representations: The decimal value is 46 and the hexadecimal representation is 2E. If zero-padded to a byte, it appears as 0x2E. In binary, it is common to write as 00101110 to emphasize fixed width.

In ASCII and Unicode: The binary 00101110 corresponds to the ASCII code 0x2E, which is the period (.) character. In Unicode, U+002E is the period; the same code point is used in many text encodings.

Usage and context: As a byte, 00101110 may appear in data files, network packets, or executable code. The period character is widely used in text as a sentence terminator and decimal point, and as a delimiter in various notations. In computing, dots serve roles in file extensions, version numbers, and dotted decimal notation in IP addresses, though those uses depend on higher-level conventions rather than the binary pattern itself.

See also: Binary numeral system, ASCII, Unicode, Dot (punctuation).