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	<title>Number Bases</title>
    
    <p>To enter numbers in a particular number base use <link xref="superscript">subscript numbers</link>. The following numbers are equivalent.</p>
    <example>
    <p>1001011₂</p>    
    <p>113₈</p>
    <p>75</p>
    <p>4B₁₆</p>
    </example>
    <p>When in <link xref="mouse">programming mode</link> there are buttons for binary (<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>B</key></keyseq>), octal (<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>O</key></keyseq>) and hexadecimal (<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>).</p>
    <p>To set the base that results are shown in change the <link xref="number-display">result format</link>.</p>
    <p>To change the base of the current result use a base button or <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>D</key></keyseq> to show in decimal form.</p>
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