hexadecimal, hex
(adjective) of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hexadecimal (countable and uncountable, plural hexadecimals)
(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.
(countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
• (arithmetic, computing): base sixteen
• hex
• sexidecimal
• sexadecimal
hexadecimal (not comparable)
Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
• (arithmetic, computing): base-sixteen
Source: Wiktionary
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.