How do you say '10' when it's binary?

Factual Questions
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I saw a joke on a bumper sticker-

“There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary and those who don’t.”

Obviously, ‘10’ in binary is ‘2’ in base ten. But how do you say ‘10’ when it’s base 2? Two? One-Zero? Or is there no utterable form of it?

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10 = 1010

3

1010

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Let me rephrase:

“There are **[?] ** kinds of people: those who understand binary and those who don’t.”

What word comes out of your mouth at** [?] ** when you read this aloud? You’re saying ‘10’ but it’s in base two. Do you say: “There are one-zero kinds of people: those who…”

5

One zero.

6

How do you say 10 in binary? Two. I guess I get it.

7

I think he’s asking how 10 is pronounced when it a binary number, not a decimal.

I pronounce it one-oh.

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[QUOTE=Peter Morris]
I think he’s asking how 10 is pronounced when it a binary number, not a decimal.

I pronounce it one-oh.
[/QUOTE]

Right, that’s what I was asking. Thanks!

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The OP is asking how to pronounce 2 (ie, 10) in base 2. Normally you pronounce it one-zero.

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One-zero or “ten-base-two.” However, I think said bumper sticker is supposed to be simply pronounced “ten” for contrast purposes with similar “two types of people” jokes.

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[QUOTE=Jragon]
One-zero or “ten-base-two.” However, I think said bumper sticker is supposed to be simply pronounced “ten” for contrast purposes with similar “two types of people” jokes.
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Yeah, it’s like an inside joke. People who don’t know about binary must think WTF?

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[QUOTE=lobotomyboy63]
Yeah, it’s like an inside joke. People who don’t know about binary must think WTF?
[/QUOTE]
You should hear hexadecimal jokes. Real knee-slappers.

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I’m afraid the joke just doesn’t work if it’s said aloud. It only works when written and read.

Oh, and nobody writes jokes in base 13.

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I say “On Off.”

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[QUOTE=Yllaria]

Oh, and nobody writes jokes in base 13.
[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah, but what do you get if you multiply six by nine?

(I’m a dork for getting that reference)

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[QUOTE=levdrakon]
One zero.
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This, if I want to emphasize the fact that a binary representation is being used. “Two,” otherwise.

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[QUOTE=Folly]
Oh yeah, but what do you get if you multiply six by nine?

(I’m a dork for getting that reference)
[/QUOTE]

That was an accident on DA’s part, wasn’t it?

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[QUOTE=danceswithcats]
You should hear hexadecimal jokes. Real knee-slappers.
[/QUOTE]

You mean like “Why do programmers get Halloween and Christmas mixed up?”

“Because 31Oct = 25Dec”

But I guess that’s an octal joke rather than a hexadecimal.

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[QUOTE=MisterThyristor]
You mean like “Why do programmers get Halloween and Christmas mixed up?”

“Because 31Oct = 25Dec”

But I guess that’s an octal joke rather than a hexadecimal.
[/QUOTE]

(writing)…27=23, 30=24, 31=25…Cool, got it!

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[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya]
That was an accident on DA’s part, wasn’t it?
[/QUOTE]

Yeah, he was like “seriously, who the hell writes jokes in Base 13?”

[QUOTE=MisterThyristor]
You mean like “Why do programmers get Halloween and Christmas mixed up?”

“Because 31Oct = 25Dec”

But I guess that’s an octal joke rather than a hexadecimal.
[/QUOTE]

I once used similar logic to prove George Washington was a horse…