Radix

A piece of information appended to a number to make it explicitly clear what number system it was expressed in.
- The value of a radix indicates how many values one digit can assume in the number system.
Number system Radix Example
Hexadecimal 16 4F9.3₁₆
Decimal 10 84638.43₁₀
Octal 8 22₈
Binary 2 1001.1001₂