0b100110001110

0b100110001110 is a binary literal, a way to write a number in base 2 that uses the 0b prefix to indicate binary notation in many programming languages. It encodes a 12-bit pattern rather than a decimal or hexadecimal representation.

The bit pattern 100110001110 corresponds to the unsigned integer 2446 in decimal and 0x98E in hexadecimal. As a 12-bit value, it can be padded to larger widths when needed; for example, as a 16-bit value it becomes 0000100110001110 (0x098E).

In computing, such binary literals are commonly used to initialize constants, specify bitmasks, or represent raw data in memory, network protocols, or hardware registers. The interpretation of 0b100110001110 depends on the surrounding context, such as whether the bits represent separate fields, an address, an opcode, or a piece of data within a larger structure.

The 0b prefix appears in several programming languages, including Python, Rust, JavaScript (ECMAScript 2015 and later), and newer versions of C/C++. It is one of several base notations used for numeric literals, alongside decimal (base 10) and hexadecimal (base 16).