0xAED

0xAED is a hexadecimal literal commonly used in computing. The prefix 0x indicates base-16, and the digits A, E, and D correspond to decimal values 10, 14, and 13. Together, the hexadecimal value 0xAED equals 2797 in decimal. In binary, it can be represented as 1010 1110 1101, or with leading zeros as 0000 1010 1110 1101 depending on the word width.

In programming practice, 0xAED may appear as a constant in source code written in languages such as C, C++, JavaScript, and others. It can serve as a numeric value in arithmetic, a bitmask, an offset, or a memory address surrogate in low-level contexts. Developers often write hex literals without leading zeros, and may format longer constants by grouping digits for readability.

In blockchain discussions, 0xAED is not itself a valid Ethereum address, because an Ethereum address typically consists of 40 hexadecimal characters following the 0x prefix. It might appear as part of an example, as a short display, or as a fragment within documentation or discussions about addresses, but it does not conform to the standard address length.

Culturally, the letters AED also correspond to the ISO currency code for the United Arab Emirates dirham, though in the 0x notation it is purely a matter of hexadecimal digit sequence and not related to currency representation.

Related topics include hexadecimal notation, the 0x prefix used to denote hex literals, and the conversion between hexadecimal, decimal, and binary representations.