0x9C2

0x9C2 is a hexadecimal numeral prefixed with 0x, a convention used in many programming languages to denote base-16 values. The digits '9', 'C', and '2' are hexadecimal digits (0–9, A–F), so the literal 0x9C2 represents the integer whose value is 9×16^2 + 12×16 + 2 = 2498 decimal. In binary it is 100111000010 (12 bits). In 16-bit form it can be written as 00001001 11000010 (0x09C2).

In programming, hexadecimal literals like 0x9C2 are commonly used to represent numeric constants, memory addresses, bit flags, or data chunks in algorithms and hardware-related code. The exact interpretation depends on the surrounding context, such as the data type, the memory model, or the protocol being implemented.

Common uses of hexadecimal literals include representing memory addresses in low-level languages, specifying bit masks or field values in configuration data, and encoding color components in some debugging or hardware specifications. Hex notation provides a compact way to express binary data because each hex digit corresponds to four bits.

In blockchain and smart-contract contexts, values and data are often displayed with 0x prefixes to indicate hexadecimal data. However, a typical Ethereum address is 40 hexadecimal digits long after 0x, so 0x9C2 would not be a complete address on its own. It may appear as a short identifier, an offset, or as part of a larger hash or data payload depending on the system and format in use.