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radix complement

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rn. In binary (r=2), this is the two's complement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The radix complement of 01100101_2 is 10011011_2.
  • The radix complement of 138053_10 is 861947_10.
  • The radix complement of 0423102_5 is 4021343_5.

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Icelandic: grunnfyllitala — number which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
  • Icelandic: stofnfyllitala — number which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
  • Icelandic: grunnfylling — number which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
  • Icelandic: stofnfylling — number which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n
  • Polish: kod uzupełnień — number which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n