diminished radix complement
noun1
The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rⁿ-1. In binary (r=2), this is the ones' complement; in decimal (r=10), this is the nines' complement.
- The diminished radix complement of 01100101_2 is 10011010_2.
- The diminished radix complement of 138053_10 is 861946_10.
1 more example
- The diminished radix complement of 0423102_5 is 4021342_5.
- Related terms
- complement, radix complement