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authorJay Belanger2009-12-15 04:44:34 +0000
committerJay Belanger2009-12-15 04:44:34 +0000
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(Radix Modes): Clean up wording.
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13175 13175
13176@cindex Two's complements 13176@cindex Two's complements
13177With the binary, octal and hexadecimal display modes, Calc can 13177With the binary, octal and hexadecimal display modes, Calc can
13178display @expr{w}-bit integers using two's complement notation. These 13178display @expr{w}-bit integers using two's complement notation. This
13179versions of the display radices are selected with the key sequences 13179option is selected with the key sequences @kbd{C-u d 2}, @kbd{C-u d 8}
13180@kbd{C-u d 2}, @kbd{C-u d 8} and @kbd{C-u d 6}, respectively. 13180and @kbd{C-u d 6}, respectively, and a negative word size might be
13181In these cases a negative word size might be appropriate 13181appropriate (@pxref{Binary Functions}). In two's complement
13182(@pxref{Binary Functions}). In two's complement notation, the integers 13182notation, the integers in the (nearly) symmetric interval from
13183in the (nearly) symmetric interval from
13184@texline @math{-2^{w-1}} 13183@texline @math{-2^{w-1}}
13185@infoline @expr{-2^(w-1)} 13184@infoline @expr{-2^(w-1)}
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