radix complement

English

Noun

radix complement (plural radix complements)

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

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

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

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

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