Z NOTATION RELATIONAL COMPOSITION·U+2A3E

Character Information

Code Point
U+2A3E
HEX
2A3E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 A8 BE
11100010 10101000 10111110
UTF16 (big Endian)
2A 3E
00101010 00111110
UTF16 (little Endian)
3E 2A
00111110 00101010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 2A 3E
00000000 00000000 00101010 00111110
UTF32 (little Endian)
3E 2A 00 00
00111110 00101010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⨾
URI Encoded
%E2%A8%BE

Description

The Unicode character U+2A3E, also known as Z NOTATION RELATIONAL COMPOSITION, serves a specific role in the realm of digital text. It is primarily used in mathematical expressions and scientific notations to represent a composition operation in the context of relational algebra. This character plays a vital role in computational fields that deal with data manipulation and transformation, such as database management systems. Although it may seem obscure to those unfamiliar with these particular areas, U+2A3E is an essential component for those working in computer science, mathematics, or information technology. It facilitates the concise representation of complex operations in relational algebra and contributes significantly to the efficiency and accuracy of data processing algorithms. It's important to note that U+2A3E does not have any cultural, linguistic, or artistic significance beyond its technical context. Its primary purpose is to aid in readability and comprehension of mathematical and scientific expressions within digital text.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 10814 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+2A3E. 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+2A3E to binary: 00101010 00111110. 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 10101000 10111110