Most numbers are a decimal number, with zero sometimes being considered and exception. Since any number can have decimals after it (if it happens to be rounded) perhaps it is. The exact number zero, however, is not. Zero denotates a lack of value as opposed to a value - such as .01.
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Binary ( 1 0 ) = decimal ( 2 )
A terminating decimal
A decimal number would be between 0 and 1. It represents a fraction, or portion, of 1.
To calculate the decimal value of a bit string: Number the bits from right to left 0 - n. Starting with a decimal value of 0, add 2^(Number of that digit) for each 1 you see in your bit string. The sum is the decimal equivalent to the binary number.
101011 in binary is 32+0+8+0+2+1=43