hexadecimal
/ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/ noun, adjective
Forms hexadecimals
- noun (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.
- noun (countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
- adjective Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
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Etymology
1952, from hexa- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information. Piecewise doublet of sexadecimal.
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