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If there are 2 number system, e.g. Decimal Number System with 10 symbols (0-9) and hexadecimal with 16 Symbols (0-9,A-F), can i conclude that with hexadecimal, i will be able to retain greater accuracy than with the decimal number system due to the higher number of symbols ??
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Sorry, i was asking only from the point of view of a computer, it may be for a written calculation or anything
Accuracy is related to non-integer (real) numbers. It depends on
For same amount of digits hex can be more accurate.
Simplest example: Radix: decimal and binary. Amount of digits: 1.
In case of decimal you can have from
0.0to0.9, in case of binary only0.0to0.1(0.5in dec). Decimal is 5 times more accurate.