Character Information

Code Point
U+22A7
HEX
22A7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 8A A7
11100010 10001010 10100111
UTF16 (big Endian)
22 A7
00100010 10100111
UTF16 (little Endian)
A7 22
10100111 00100010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 22 A7
00000000 00000000 00100010 10100111
UTF32 (little Endian)
A7 22 00 00
10100111 00100010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⊧
URI Encoded
%E2%8A%A7

Description

The Unicode character U+22A7 is known as the "Models" symbol (MODELS). This mathematical symbol is primarily used in the field of computer science and digital text to represent a function that models an input variable based on given parameters. It is often employed within algorithms, especially in data modeling and machine learning contexts, where it signifies a transformation or relationship between two variables. The "Models" symbol plays a crucial role in shaping how computers interpret and process complex mathematical relationships, contributing to the advancement of artificial intelligence and data-driven applications. There are no specific cultural, linguistic, or technical contexts associated with this character, as its usage is primarily confined to technical domains requiring mathematical modeling.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 8871 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+22A7. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+22A7 to binary: 00100010 10100111. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11100010 10001010 10100111