0x2CC

0x2CC is a hexadecimal notation representing the decimal value 716. In computing, hexadecimal, often shortened to "hex," is a base-16 numeral system. This means it uses sixteen distinct symbols, typically 0-9 and A-F, to represent numbers. The subscript "0x" is a common prefix used in programming languages to indicate that the following digits are in hexadecimal format.

The conversion from hexadecimal to decimal follows a positional system. Each digit in a hexadecimal number represents a power of 16, starting from the rightmost digit as 16^0, the next as 16^1, and so on. For 0x2CC, the calculation is as follows: (2 * 16^2) + (12 * 16^1) + (12 * 16^0). Here, 'C' in hexadecimal represents the decimal value 12. This evaluates to (2 * 256) + (12 * 16) + (12 * 1), which equals 512 + 192 + 12, resulting in the decimal value 716.

Hexadecimal is frequently used in computer science due to its convenient relationship with binary, the base-2 system. Each hexadecimal digit can be represented by exactly four binary digits (bits). This makes hexadecimal a more human-readable way to represent binary data, such as memory addresses, color codes in web design (e.g., #2CC is a shade of gray), and machine code. Understanding hexadecimal notations like 0x2CC is fundamental for tasks involving low-level programming and data analysis.