// compile.asm: WORD p_base,'BASE',dovariable

anchor:p_base[]

=== Word: BASE

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Data stack: ( -- a )
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"BASE" is a variable word for the numerical base used by input and
output functions, <<p_number,NUMBER>> and <<p_dot>>, when
translating numbers between cell value form and text form. The
numerical base is set to 10 or 16 by <<p_decimal,DECIMAL>> and
<<p_hex,HEX>> respectively, and those are the only two bases currently
supported.

See also <<p_digits,DIGITS>>, which holds the mapping table from
digits to text.