A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols that represents a number. Numerals differ from numbers just as words differ from the things they refer to. The symbols "11", "eleven" and "XI" are different numerals, all representing the same number. This article attempts to explain the various systems of numerals. See also number names. A numeral system (or system of numeration) is a framework where a set of numbers are represented by numerals in a consistent manner. It can be seen as the context that allows the numeral "11" to be interpreted as the binary numeral for three, the decimal numeral for eleven, or other numbers in a different bases.

Ideally, a numeral system will:

• Represent a useful set of numbers (e.g. all whole numbers, integers, or real numbers)
• Give every number represented a unique representation (or at least a standard representation)
• Reflect the algebraic and arithmetic structure of the numbers.

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Countrywide suit settled; homeowners to get aid
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:19:36 -0700
More than 10,000 Washington state homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure will get help with their mortgages as part of a record $8.4 billion settlement between Countrywide Financial and officials in 11 states.
Ballmer went to Europe bearing good tidings
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:29:03 -0700
The last time the economy plunged into darkness, Microsoft broke free from the shackles of its U.S. antitrust case.
That Web 2.0? We are so over that
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:32:50 -0700
As much as economic bubbles keep bursting all about us these days, it seems only a matter of time before the same happens to the ultrahip Web 2.0 phenomenon.

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Who Should Win the Nobel for Physics?
Brandon Keim Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:37:00 -0000
Nobel Prize week kicked off this morning with awards in Medicine given to discoverers of the viruses that cause HIV and cervical cancer. Up next: Physics. And if you'd like to test your significance-assessing chops against those snobs at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, now's your chance. Wired.com
Wall Street Tumbles Amid Global Sell-off
Associated Press Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:56:00 -0000
Wall Street tumble, joining a sell-off around the world, as fears grow that the financial crisis will cascade through economies globally despite bailout efforts by the U.S. and other governments. The credit market remained under strain, and investors piled into government bonds. The Dow Jones industrials skidded more than 300 points. Wired.com
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/10/ebay-to-drop-10.html
Chris Snyder Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:11:00 -0000
As rumored, EBay is cutting 1,000 employees -- 10% of its workforce. The company also announced the acquisition of an online payments business, Bill Me Later, for $820 million in cash and $125 million in options, and two online classified sites based in Denmark for about $390 million. Wired.com

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Large Hadron Collider computing grid launched
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:58:12 -0700
The Worldwide Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid, which can draw on the computing power of more than 100,000 processors, was officially launched on Friday. One of the world's largest computing grids, capable of streaming the equivalent of three million DVDs a year, was officially launched on Friday....
Two Europeans indicted for US cyberattacks
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:50:45 -0700
The indictments are part of the FBI's Operation Cyberslam, said to be the US's first successful investigation into a large-scale, commercially motivated denial-of-service attack Two Europeans, one of whom is English, have been indicted by a US federal grand jury in connection with a 2003 distributed denial-of-service attack that...
Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:02:45 -0700
Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education. LISBON--Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the...

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