hexadecimal

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See also hexadécimal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsəməl/, SAMPA: /%hEks@"dEs@m@l/

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Etymology

hexadeca- +‎ decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information.

Noun

hexadecimal (uncountable)

1. (arithmetic, computing) A number system with base 16, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, useful in computing as numbers in hexadecimal can be stored in four bits. Informal short form used in computing: hex

Synonyms

• (arithmetic, computing): base 16
• sexidecimal (pure Latin)
• sexadecimal

Translations

number system with base 16

Bosnian: heksadecimalni sistem (bs) m. Czech: hexadecimální soustava (cs) f., šestnáctková soustava (cs) f. Danish: hexadecimale talsystem (da) n., sekstentalssystem (da) n. Dutch: heksadecimale talstelsel (nl) n. Finnish: heksadesimaalijärjestelmä (system); heksadesimaaliluku (number) French: hexadécimal (fr) m. German: Hexadezimalsystem n., Sedezimalsystem n. Greek: δεκαεξαδικό (el) (dekaexadikó) n. Hebrew: בסיס הקסדצימלי (he) (basís hexadetsimáli) m.

Italian: sistema numerico esadecimale (it) m. Japanese: 16進数 (じゅうろくしんすう, jūrokushinsū) Norwegian: sekstentallsystem (no) Portuguese: sistema hexadecimal m. Russian: шестнадцатеричная система (šestnadcat'eríčnaja sist'éma) f. Serbian: Cyrillic: хексадецимални систем m. Roman: heksadecimalni sistem m.

Adjective

hexadecimal (not comparable)

1. Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

Synonyms

• (arithmetic, computing): base-16

Translations

expressed in hexadecimal

Bosnian: heksadecimalan (bs) m. Czech: šestnáctkový (cs), hexadecimální (cs) Danish: hexadecimal (da) Dutch: hexadecimaal, hexadecimale Esperanto: deksesuma Finnish: heksadesimaalinen (fi) French: hexadécimal (fr)

German: hexadezimal (de) Greek: δεκαεξαδικός (el) (dekaexadikós) m. Hebrew: הקסדצימלי (he) (hexadetsimáli) m., הקסדצימלית (he) (hexadetsimálit) f. Russian: шестнадцатеричный (šestnadcat'eríčnyj) Serbian: Cyrillic: хексадецималан m. Roman: heksadecimalan m.

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The translations for the adjective and noun seem to have been mixed up. Put the translations in the appropriate table above. Mandarin: 十六进制 (cmn)

See also

• base
• binary
• decimal
• octal