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 * The reader may be assumed to interpret large round numbers ({{xt|100,000 troops}}) as approximations. Writing a quantity in words ({{xt|one hundred thousand troops}}) can further emphasize its approximate nature.
-===Non-[[radix|base]]-10 notations===
+===Non-[[Wikipedia:radix|base]]-10 notations===
-{{shortcut|MOS:BASE|MOS:RADIX|MOS:BINARY|MOS:HEX}}
-* In computer-related articles, use the prefix <code>0x</code> for hexadecimal, <code>0</code> for octal, and  <code>0b</code> for binary, unless there is a strong reason to use some other notation.<ref>The <code>0x</code> and <code>0</code> prefixes, but not <code>0b</code>, are borrowed from the [[C (programming language)|C programming language]].</ref> Explain these prefixes in the article's introduction or on first use.
+* In computer-related articles, use the prefix <code>0x</code> for hexadecimal, <code>0</code> for octal, and  <code>0b</code> for binary, unless there is a strong reason to use some other notation.<ref>The <code>0x</code> and <code>0</code> prefixes, but not <code>0b</code>, are borrowed from the [[Wikipedia:C (programming language)|C programming language]].</ref> Explain these prefixes in the article's introduction or on first use.
 * In all other articles, use <code>&lt;sub></code> to create subscripts: {{xt|137<sub>9</sub>}}, {{xt|201<sub>3</sub>}}. Markup: {{xt|137<nowiki><sub>9</sub></nowiki>}}, {{xt|201<nowiki><sub>3</sub></nowiki>}}
-* For bases above 10, use symbols conventional for that base (as seen in reliable sources) e.g. for [[base 16]] use {{nobr|0{{ndash}}9 and A{{ndash}}F}}.
+* For bases above 10, use symbols conventional for that base (e.g. for [[Wikipedia:Base 16|base 16]] use 0{{ndash}}9 and A{{ndash}}F.
 ==Units of measurement==