Number Notation

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comp-sci

Is a format for representing numbers, often with a given base and each increasing digit representing a higher power of that base. Some notation use a decimal point to represent lower powers of the base than 0 such as -1.

For example in base-10 the number 45.6 can be seen as \( 45.6 = 4 \times 10^1 + 5 \times 10^0 + 6 \times 10^{-1} \).