110111110110

110111110110 is a 12-bit binary numeral. As an unsigned value it equals 3574 in decimal and 0xDF6 in hexadecimal. The pattern begins with a 1 in the most significant bit, indicating that, if interpreted as a signed number in two's complement form on a 12-bit machine, it represents a negative value: -522. This is because the magnitude in two's complement is 2^12 minus the unsigned value (4096 - 3574 = 522).

Bitwise composition: the binary digits include a run of five consecutive ones in the middle (bits 8 through 4), which is sometimes of interest in digital design for testing bit-pattern behavior or as a non-uniform mask.

Context: 12-bit word sizes were used historically in machines such as the PDP-8; modern architectures typically use 16, 32, or 64-bit words. Nevertheless, 12-bit values still appear in legacy data dumps, certain microcontrollers, and color or data packing schemes that favor compact representation.

The string has no widely recognized semantic meaning on its own; its significance depends on surrounding data and the numeric interpretation (unsigned, signed, or as an opcode). It can be grouped as hexadecimal DF6, highlighting cross-base representations.

See also: binary numeral system, two's complement, hexadecimal notation, PDP-8.