10000011111010

10000011111010 is a binary numeral consisting of 14 digits. When interpreted as a base-2 number, it represents the decimal value 8442. In hexadecimal, the same value is 0x20FA, and in octal it is 0o20372. If written with leading zeros to fit a standard 16-bit width, it becomes 0010000011111010, which corresponds to the same value.

Bitwise composition: the ones appear at positions 13, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 1 when counting from the most significant bit (position 13) to the least significant bit (position 0). This highlights how the same binary string can be analyzed in terms of its bit pattern and numeric value.

In computing practice, binary strings like 10000011111010 may appear as literals in programming languages that support binary notation, such as 0b10000011111010 in languages like C, C++, Java, or Python. They can encode data, flags, or instructions, depending on the context. Without context, this string is simply a representation of the number 8442 in base-2.

See also: binary numeral system, hexadecimal notation, octal notation, bitwise operations.