0x16D3

0x16D3 is a hexadecimal numeral commonly used in computing to denote a specific integer value. The prefix 0x indicates base-16 notation, a standard convention in many programming languages and technical contexts. The four-digit value 0x16D3 corresponds to the decimal number 5843 and to the binary pattern 0001 0110 1101 0011.

In practical terms, 0x16D3 can appear in a variety of contexts where precise numeric constants are needed. It may represent a constant in source code, a bitmask or field value in a protocol, an offset or address in a memory layout, or an opcode in low-level software. Its exact meaning is determined by the surrounding specification or the program that interprets it.

When writing or reading hex literals, developers often convert between bases to understand the value: hex to decimal for human readability, or to binary for bitwise operations. Hex notation is also used to express colors in some systems, though a single 0x16D3 value by itself does not uniquely define a color without a broader encoding scheme (for example RGB representations would require additional digits).

In relation to Unicode, the similar-looking notation U+16D3 is used to identify a specific code point, but that is a distinct convention from the programming hex literal 0x16D3. Consequently, 0x16D3 is primarily a numeric value in base-16, with its interpretation dependent on the context in which it appears.

See also: hexadecimal notation, memory address, bitmask, binary representation, Unicode code point notation.

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