hexadecimal
English
/ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/
noun
Definitions
- (arithmetic) 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.
- (countable) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
Etymology
Prefix from English decimal.
Origin
English
decimal
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Cognates and derived terms
- decimal English
- decimalise English
- decimalism English
- decimalist English
- decimalization English
- decimalize English
- decimally English
- duodecimal English
- hexadecimally English
- nondecimal English
- nonhexadecimal English
- pentadecimal English
- postdecimal English
- pre-decimal English
- sexadecimal English
- subdecimal English
- tetradecimal English
- tridecimal English
- decimalis Latin
- desimal Cebuano