User manual - fx-5800P

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Base-
n
Calculations (BASE-N)
To perform the example operations in this section, fi rst select BASE-N (
N
2
) as the
calculation mode.
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Performing Base-
n
Calculations
When you press
N
2
to enter the BASE-N Mode, the current setup appears on the
display as shown below.
Number base indicator Negative value setting indicator
Number base indicator: Indicates the current number base (see table below).
Negative value setting indicator: Indicates whether the use of negative values is allowed (see
“Changing the BASE-N Mode Negative Value Setting” on
page 13).
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Specifying the Number Base
Use the keys shown below to specify the number base.
To select this number
base:
Press this key:
Which displays this
screen indicator:
Decimal
x
(DEC) Dec
Hexadecimal
l
(HEX) Hex
Binary
i
(BIN) Bin
Octal
6
(OCT) Oct
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Example Base-
n
Calculations
Example: To select binary as the number base and calculate 1
2
+ 1
2
o
i
(BIN)
1+1
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• Inputting an invalid value causes a Syntax ERROR.
• In the BASE-N Mode, input of fractional (decimal) values and exponential values is not
supported. Anything to the right of the decimal point of the calculation results is cut off.
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