HEXADECIMAL

hexadecimal, hex

(adjective) of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (arithmetic, computing): base sixteen

• hex

• sexidecimal

• sexadecimal

Adjective

hexadecimal (not comparable)

Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

Synonyms

• (arithmetic, computing): base-sixteen

Source: Wiktionary

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