Radix complement

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radix complement

  1. The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in <math>r^n</math>. In binary (<math>r=2</math>), this is the two's complement.
    The radix complement of <math>01100101_2</math> is <math>10011011_2</math>.
    The radix complement of <math>138053_{10}</math> is <math>861947_{10}</math>.
    The radix complement of <math>0423102_5</math> is <math>4021343_5</math>.

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