Template:Quaternary

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The {{Quaternary}} template makes it easy to convert decimal numbers (base 10) into quaternary (base 4) and formats them according to a variety of common notations.

Usage

This template has one mandatory parameter: the decimal number that is to be converted to quaternary (represented below as n). It may be supplied as the first unnamed/positional parameter ({{Quaternary|n}}), or as the value of the named value ({{Quaternary|value=n}}) or 1 ({{Quaternary|1=n}}) parameters.

Basic examples

• {{Quaternary|4632}} → 10201204
• {{Quaternary|value=81681.25}} → 103330101.14
• {{Quaternary|1=-51985}} → -302301014

Formatting

This template also provides an optional second parameter which controls the formatting of the conversion output, with several § Notation keywords that correspond to various alternate notations for quaternary numbers other than the default subscripted Arabic numeral 4 (n4). The keywords may be defined as an unnamed/positional second parameter ({{Quaternary|n|formatting_keyword}}) or as the value of the named affix ({{Quaternary|n|affix=formatting_keyword}}) or 2 ({{Quaternary|n|2=formatting_keyword}}) parameters.

All three of the suffix notations, i.e. the default formatting, the quat and the Q keywords, provide the added benefit of displaying a tooltip that reads "quaternary number (base 4)" to further assist in identifying non-decimal numbers within dense prose content.

Notation keywords

• Suffixes:
  • Default formatting (parameter empty or undefined/absent keyword): Subscripted serif 4 suffix (4)

    {{Quaternary|4632}} → 10201204

  • quat: Subscripted serif quat suffix (quat)

    {{Quaternary|4632|quat}} → 1020120quat

  • Q: Serif Q suffix (Q)

    {{Quaternary|4632|Q}} → 1020120Q

• Prefixes:
  • q: Lowercase q prefix (q)

    {{Quaternary|4632|q}} → q1020120

  • 0q: Arabic numeral 0 with lowercase q prefix (0q)

    {{Quaternary|4632|0q}} → 0q1020120

  • digit / no / none: Unformatted output

    {{Quaternary|4632|none}} → 1020120

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TemplateData for Quaternary

Convert decimal numbers to quaternary (base 4) and format them for presentation as such

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Decimal number	value 1	The number input to convert from decimal (base 10) to quaternary (base 4)	Number	required
Notation	affix 2	Select from a variety of common notations for quaternary values in lieu of the default subscripted 4 Suggested values 0q digit no none Q q quat	Line	optional

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