The ternary numeral system (also called base-3) has three as its base. Analogous to a bit, a ternary digit is a trit (trinary digit). One trit is equivalent to log23 (about 1.58496) bits of information.
| ternary (base 3) | hexadecimal (base 16) | ternary (base 3) | hexadecimal (base 16) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = 1 | 102 | = b |
| 2 | = 2 | 110 | = c |
| 10 | = 3 | 111 | = d |
| 11 | = 4 | 112 | = e |
| 12 | = 5 | 120 | = f |
| 20 | = 6 | 121 | = g |
| 21 | = 7 | 122 | = h |
| 22 | = 8 | 200 | = i |
| 100 | = 9 | 201 | = j |
| 101 | = a | 202 | = 10 |
The vigesimal or base 20 numeral system is based on twenty (in the same way in which the decimal numeral system is based on ten).
| hexadecimal (base 16) | ternary (base 3) | hexadecimal (base 16) | ternary (base 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 1 | b | ≈ 102 |
| 2 | ≈ 2 | c | ≈ 110 |
| 3 | ≈ 10 | d | ≈ 111 |
| 4 | ≈ 11 | e | ≈ 112 |
| 5 | ≈ 12 | f | ≈ 120 |
| 6 | ≈ 20 | g | ≈ 121 |
| 7 | ≈ 21 | h | ≈ 122 |
| 8 | ≈ 22 | i | ≈ 200 |
| 9 | ≈ 100 | j | ≈ 201 |
| a | ≈ 101 | 10 | ≈ 202 |
| ternary (base 3) | hexadecimal (base 16) |
|---|---|
| 1 | = 1 |
| 2 | = 2 |
| 10 | = 3 |
| 11 | = 4 |
| 12 | = 5 |
| 20 | = 6 |
| 21 | = 7 |
| 22 | = 8 |
| 100 | = 9 |
| 101 | = a |