From f39bbf0273135ee7bdac538e5e9817b2c77e1aa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tactonbishop Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2022 11:30:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Last Sync: 2022-10-06 11:30:05 --- Hardware/Binary/Binary_number_system.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Hardware/Binary/Binary_number_system.md b/Hardware/Binary/Binary_number_system.md index 71b08bf..778e89c 100644 --- a/Hardware/Binary/Binary_number_system.md +++ b/Hardware/Binary/Binary_number_system.md @@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ Counting in binary: 000111 ``` +## Binary prefix + +To distinguish numbers in binary from decimal or [hexadecimal](/Hardware/Binary/Hexadecimal_number_system.md) numbers, it is common to use the prefix `0b`. Thus, e.g, `0b110` for decimal `6`. + ## Converting decimal to binary Let's convert 6 into binary: