0100110

0100110 is a binary numeral consisting of seven digits. As a base-2 value it equals 38 in decimal, since 1s occur at the 2^5, 2^2, and 2^1 positions (32 + 4 + 2). In hexadecimal this value is 0x26.

In common computer encodings, the same numeric value can be represented in an 8-bit byte as 00100110, which is the ASCII code for the ampersand character, &. In a 7-bit ASCII interpretation, the seven-bit pattern 0100110 represents the same code point when aligned with the standard 7-bit encoding space; in practical terms, the 7-bit pattern is typically padded to eight bits for transmission or storage.

Beyond numeric and character encoding, 0100110 may appear as a test vector, identifier, or bit-pattern in digital logic, networking, or data processing examples. As a standalone sequence, it carries no intrinsic meaning and derives significance only from the context in which it is used.

Related topics include binary numeral systems, hexadecimal representation, and ASCII codes for common punctuation. The value 38 also corresponds to the Unicode code point U+0026, which is the ampersand character and shares the same binary and textual interpretation in typical text encodings.