0x700

0x700 is a hexadecimal numeral commonly used in computing. The value of this literal in decimal is 1792. The prefix 0x is a conventional indicator in many programming languages that the following digits are written in base-16, distinguishing hex constants from decimal ones.

In practice, 0x700 can serve various roles depending on context. As a constant it simply represents the number 1792. As a memory-related value, it may denote an address offset or a base address from which other data is calculated. In bitwise operations, 0x700 can function as a mask that targets specific bitfields; for example, 0x0700 sets bits 8 through 11 in a 16-bit word.

Numeric representations of 0x700 include binary and octal forms. In binary, it is 0000 0000 0111 0000 0000 (for a 16- or larger bit width, with leading zeros as needed). In octal, 0x700 equals 0o3400, since 1792 decimal converts to that octal value. These representations illustrate how hex, binary, and octal interrelate and how a single value can appear in multiple numeral systems.

Origins and usage: The 0x prefix originates from languages such as C and JavaScript and is widely used to denote hexadecimal literals. The specific meaning of 0x700 is determined entirely by its context—architecture, software, or data formats—not by the prefix itself. It therefore serves as a general example of how hex notation conveys compact, human-readable representations of numeric values in technical fields.

See also: hexadecimal notation, memory addressing, bitmask, binary, octal.