PowerShell: Number Input

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Syntax for Hexadecimal Number

prefix digits by 0x

$x = 0xff
Write-Host $x
# 255

Syntax for Binary Number

prefix digits by 0b

$x = 0b11
Write-Host $x
# 3

Scientific Notation

postfix En or en

Write-Host (2e3)
# 2000

# Case-Insensitive. e can be E
Write-Host (2E3)
# 2000

# s------------------------------

Write-Host (2e4)
# 20000

Write-Host (2e5)
# 200000

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