diffrence between z(2) and z9(2)

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diffrence between z(2) and z9(2)..

Answer / guest

z(2) - supresses 2 leading zeores

z9(2) - supresses 1 leading zero

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diffrence between z(2) and z9(2)..

Answer / rama

z(2) occupies two bytes and will supress the leading zeros
z9(2) occupies 3 bytes and will supress the leading zeros
in the first byte.

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diffrence between z(2) and z9(2)..

Answer / vijay

suppression with leading zeros

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diffrence between z(2) and z9(2)..

Answer / srikanth doki

z(2) means it will fills with two zeroes
and z9(2) it will fill left most with zero and the other bit
will empty

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