radix complement

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radix complement (plural radix complements)

1. The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in ${\displaystyle r^{n}}$. In binary (${\displaystyle r=2}$), this is the two's complement.

   The radix complement of ${\displaystyle 01100101_{2}}$ is ${\displaystyle 10011011_{2}}$.

   The radix complement of ${\displaystyle 138053_{10}}$ is ${\displaystyle 861947_{10}}$.

   The radix complement of ${\displaystyle 0423102_{5}}$ is ${\displaystyle 4021343_{5}}$.

Related terms

• complement
• diminished radix complement

Translations

number which added to a given n-digit number in radix r results in r^n

Icelandic: grunnfyllitala f, stofnfyllitala f, grunnfylling f, stofnfylling f Polish: kod uzupełnień m