HP 33S User Manual

10–4 Base Conversions and Arithmetic
File name 33s-English-Manual-040130-Publication(Edition 2).doc Page : 388
Printed Date : 2004/1/30 Size : 13.7 x 21.2 cm
The Representation of Numbers
Although the display of a number is converted when the base is changed, its
stored form is not modified, so decimal numbers are not truncated — until they are
used in arithmetic calculations.
When a number appears in hexadecimal, octal, or binary base, it is shown as a
right–justified integer with up to 36 bits (12 octal digits or 9 hexadecimal digits).
Leading zeros are not displayed, but they are important because they indicate a
positive number. For example, the binary representation of 125
10
is displayed as:
1111101
which is the same as these 36 digits:
000000000000000000000000000001111101
Negative Numbers
The leftmost (most significant or "highest") bit of a number's binary representation
is the sign bit; it is set (1) for negative numbers. If there are (undisplayed) leading
zeros, then the sign bit is 0 (positive). A negative number is the 2's complement of
its positive binary number.
Keys: Display: Description:
546
¹ ¶
{

}

Enters a positive, decimal
number; then converts it to
hexadecimal.
z

2's complement (sign
changed).
¹ ¶
{

}

Binary version;

indicates more digits.
Ö Ö

Displays the leftmost
window; the number is
negative since the highest
bit is 1.
¹ ¶
{

}

Negative decimal number.

HP 33S Specifications

General

Type	Scientific
Form factor	Pocket
Product color	Silver
Digits	10 digits
Display number of lines	2 lines
Keyboard type	Alphanumeric
Menus and prompts	Yes

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (WxDxH)	157 x 16 x 81 mm