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Joined: Feb 24 2006 Posts: 2578

I'm just curious, how do you pronounce the binary number 10? I understand its value is 2, but it spoken "two" or "ten?"

Or is it just "one zero?"

Posted: Jul 11 2008 11:42 am

Any numbers that aren't decimal are pronounced digit by digit, whether it's binary, octal, hexadecimal or some other crazy shit. So, yeah, it's either "one-zero" or "one-oh".

EDIT: Actually, the best thing to do would be to explicitly state which base the number is in, such as "binary six" or "one-one-zero in binary" for 110, since 110 could also mean "octal seventy-two". But usually you know which base the other person is talking about from context.

Posted: Jul 11 2008 12:38 pm

Would this be about the guy who's sig was "there are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't"?

Joined: Feb 24 2006 Posts: 2578

I forgot someone on the forums had that for their sig -- it's an old joke. But the joke is what triggered the thought, since it occurred to me that it's probably one that only works when written.

Posted: Jul 11 2008 01:10 pm

I thought 10 was 1010.

Posted: Jul 12 2008 07:07 am

Yes, its old, but I couldnt think of anything for my sig...

I'm thinking of animating something for my sig.