0x52A

0x52A is a hexadecimal representation of a numerical value. In decimal, this value is 1322. The prefix "0x" signifies that the following digits are in the hexadecimal numeral system, which uses base 16. Hexadecimal is commonly used in computing and digital electronics due to its convenient representation of binary data. Each hexadecimal digit can represent four binary digits (bits).

The hexadecimal digit '5' corresponds to the decimal value 5, and '2' corresponds to the decimal value 2. 'A' represents the decimal value 10. To convert 0x52A to decimal, we multiply each digit by its corresponding power of 16 and sum the results. This calculation is (5 * 16^2) + (2 * 16^1) + (10 * 16^0). This equals (5 * 256) + (2 * 16) + (10 * 1), which results in 1280 + 32 + 10, totaling 1322.

The value 0x52A might appear in various contexts within computer science, such as memory addresses, error codes, or data identifiers. Its specific meaning would depend entirely on the system or application in which it is used. For instance, in programming, it could be a constant, a part of a bitmask, or a lookup table index. Without further context, 0x52A is simply a number.