In a positional numeral system, the radix or base is the number of unique digits, including the digit zero, used to represent numbers. For example, for the decimal system the radix is ten, because it uses the ten digits from 0 through 9.
In a positional numeral system, the radix or base is the number of unique digits, including the digit zero, used to represent numbers. For example, for the decimal system the radix is ten, because it uses the ten digits from 0 through 9.
