in the current radix. (Larger integers will still be displayed in their
entirety.)
-With the command @kbd{C-u d 2}, Calc will display integers using
-twos-complement notation, using the current word-size to determine
-the number of bits. When using twos-complement notation, a negative
-word size might be appropriate (@pxref{Binary Functions}). If the
-absolute value of the word size is @expr{w}, then twos-complement
-notation will represent the integers in the symmetric interval from
+
+Calc can display @expr{w}-bit integers using two's complement notation
+and binary, octal or hexadecimal display radix with the commands
+@kbd{C-u d 2}, @kbd{C-u d 8} or @kbd{C-u d 6}, respectively. In this
+case a negative word size might be appropriate (@pxref{Binary Functions}).
+The integers in the symmetric interval from
@texline @math{-2^{w-1}}
@infoline @expr{-2^(w-1)}
to
@texline @math{2^{w-1}-1}
@infoline @expr{2^(w-1)-1}
-using the binary numbers from @expr{0} to @expr{2^w}; the
-integers from @expr{0} to
+will be represented by using the integers from @expr{0} to @expr{2^w};
+the integers from @expr{0} to
@texline @math{2^{w-1}-1}
@infoline @expr{2^(w-1)-1}
-will be represented by their usual binary form and the integers
-from
+will be represented by themselves and the integers
+from
@texline @math{-2^{w-1}}
@infoline @expr{-2^(w-1)}
-to @expr{-1} will be represented by first adding @expr{2^w} to them
-and then using the usual binary form (so they will be represented by
-the integers from
+to @expr{-1} will have @expr{2^w} added to them, so they will be
+represented by the integers from
@texline @math{2^{w-1}}
@infoline @expr{2^(w-1)}
-to @expr{2^w}). Calc will represent a twos-complement integer
-by the radix @expr{2}, two @kbd{#} symbols, and the @expr{w} binary
-digits (including any necessary leading zeros). Numbers that are not
-displayed in twos-complement notation (i.e., that aren't integers from
+to @expr{2^w}. Calc will represent a twos-complement integer
+by the radix (either @expr{2}, @expr{8} or @expr{16}), two @kbd{#}
+symbols, and then the digits (including any necessary leading zeros to
+include all @expr{w} bits). Numbers that are not displayed in
+twos-complement notation (i.e., that aren't integers from
@texline @math{-2^{w-1}}
@infoline @expr{-2^(w-1)}
-to
+to
@c (
@texline @math{2^{w-1}-1})
@infoline @expr{2^(w-1)-1})
-will be represented using Calc's usual binary notation.
+will be represented using Calc's usual notation (in the appropriate
+radix).
@node Grouping Digits, Float Formats, Radix Modes, Display Modes
@subsection Grouping Digits