Which numeral systems are useful in computer science?

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Published on 2012-11-03T14:01:33Z Indexed on 2012/11/03 17:20 UTC
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I am wondering which numeral system different programmers are using, or would use if their language has support for them. As an example, in C++ we can use:

When working with bitmask, I am using hexadecimal but would sometimes want to be able to express binary numbers directly. I know some programming language support it with 0b syntax (e.g. 0b11111111).

Is there any other numeric system useful in some computer science domain (e.g. cryptography, codecs, 3D graphics, etc)?

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