Kuusteistkümnendnumber

Kuusteistkümnendnumber is a term used to describe a specific type of numeral system. It refers to a base-16 system, also known as hexadecimal. In this system, there are sixteen distinct symbols used to represent numbers. These symbols consist of the Arabic numerals 0 through 9, followed by the letters A through F. The letters A, B, C, D, E, and F represent the decimal values 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, respectively.

The primary advantage of the kuusteistkümnendnumber system lies in its efficiency for representing binary data. Since 16 is a power of 2 (specifically, 2^4), each hexadecimal digit can represent exactly four binary digits (bits). This makes conversion between binary and hexadecimal straightforward and significantly more compact than writing out long strings of binary digits. For example, the binary number 1111 is represented by the hexadecimal digit F, and the binary number 1010 is represented by the hexadecimal digit A.

The kuusteistkümnendnumber system is widely used in computer science and digital electronics. It is commonly employed in memory addressing, color codes in web design (e.g., #FFFFFF for white), data representation in programming, and in the representation of machine code. Its readability and conciseness compared to binary make it a practical choice for tasks involving the manipulation or display of large binary values. The term "kuusteistkümnendnumber" is likely a constructed or rare term, with "hexadecimal" being the universally recognized English equivalent.