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2. N11 code - Wikipedia

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   N11 code. This U.S. road sign alerts highway users to the availability of 9-1-1 service. An N11 code (pronounced Enn-one-one) is a three-digit dialing code used in abbreviated dialing in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The mnemonic N stands for the digits 2 through 9 and thus the syntax stands for the codes 211, 311, 411, 511, 611 ...

3. Doomsday rule - Wikipedia

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   Applying the Doomsday algorithm involves three steps: determination of the anchor day for the century, calculation of the anchor day for the year from the one for the century, and selection of the closest date out of those that always fall on the doomsday, e.g., 4/4 and 6/6, and count of the number of days between that date and the date in ...

4. Mnemonic peg system - Wikipedia

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   The person-action-object (PAO) system is the most complex. [3] It associates all numbers 00-99 with a distinctive person, action and object. Any six-digit number can be memorized by using the person assigned the first two digits, the action of the next two digits and the object of the third. [3] For example: The number 34 could be Frank Sinatra.

5. Mnemonic major system - Wikipedia

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   The major system (also called the phonetic number system, phonetic mnemonic system, or Hérigone's mnemonic system) is a mnemonic technique used to help in memorizing numbers. The system works by converting numbers into consonants, then into words by adding vowels. The system works on the principle that images can be remembered more easily than ...

6. Gray code - Wikipedia

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   The most significant digit is an exception to this: for an n-bit Gray code, the most significant digit follows the pattern 2 n-1 on, 2 n-1 off, which is the same (cyclic) sequence of values as for the second-most significant digit, but shifted forwards 2 n-2 places. The four-bit version of this is shown below:

7. Ternary numeral system - Wikipedia

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   A ternary / ˈtɜːrnəri / numeral system (also called base 3 or trinary) has three as its base. Analogous to a bit, a ternary digit is a trit (tri nary dig it). One trit is equivalent to log 2 3 (about 1.58496) bits of information. Although ternary most often refers to a system in which the three digits are all non–negative numbers ...