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Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated August 2025
Definition
The decimal system is a number system that uses a base of 10. It includes the digits 0-9 and each digit's value is determined by its position within the number.
Binary is a number system that uses a base of 2, consisting only of the digits 0 and 1. It is commonly used in computer systems because it represents digital information using electrical signals.