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The radix or base 1) is the number of unique digits, including zero, used to represent numbers in a positional numeral system.
Example
Decimal
For the decimal system the radix is ten, because it uses ten digits:
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
Binary
For the binary system the radix is 2, because it uses only two digits:
- 0
- 1