0o21426

0o21426 is an octal numeral, where the prefix 0o indicates octal notation in several programming languages, most notably Python 3. In octal, digits range from 0 to 7, and each position represents a power of eight. The value 0o21426 equals decimal 8982, and in hexadecimal it is 0x2316.

In programming practice, octal literals like 0o21426 are used when dealing with bit patterns, permissions, or other values where base-8 representation aligns with binary groupings. Python and modern JavaScript (ES6 and later) recognize a leading 0o as an octal literal. In contrast, older C-family languages often used a leading 0 (without the o) to denote octal numbers. The exact interpretation of 0o21426 depends on the surrounding code and the language rules, but it is fundamentally a numeric constant expressed in base 8.

Conversion details: 0o21426 = 2×8^4 + 1×8^3 + 4×8^2 + 2×8^1 + 6×8^0 = 8982 in decimal, which is 0x2316 in hexadecimal. This cross-base equivalence aids in understanding and debugging across languages and systems that support multiple numeric bases.

Name and interpretation: 0o21426 does not refer to a universal object; its meaning is context-dependent, serving as a numeric literal or constant within code, data, or documentation where octal notation is appropriate. See also octal numeral system and related numeric literals in programming languages.