hexadecimal

See also: hexadécimal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/

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Etymology

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

Noun

hexadecimal (countable and uncountable, plural hexadecimals)

1. (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) 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 a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte.
2. (countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.

Synonyms

• (arithmetic, computing): base 16
• hex
• sexidecimal
• sexadecimal

Derived terms

• hexit

Translations

number system with base 16

• Czech: hexadecimální soustava f, šestnáctková soustava f
• Danish: hexadecimale talsystem n, sekstentalssystem n
• Dutch: heksadecimale talstelsel n
• Finnish: (system) heksadesimaalijärjestelmä (fi), (number) heksadesimaaliluku (fi)
• French: hexadécimal (fr) m
• German: Hexadezimalsystem (de) n, Sedezimalsystem n
• Greek: δεκαεξαδικό (el) n (dekaexadikó)
• Hebrew: בסיס הקסדצימלי‎ m (basís hexadetsimáli)
• Italian: sistema numerico esadecimale m

• Japanese: 16進数 (じゅうろくしんすう, jūrokushinsū)
• Norwegian: sekstentallsystem
• Portuguese: sistema hexadecimal m
• Romanian: sistem hexazecimal n
• Russian: шестнадцатери́чная систе́ма f (šestnadcateríčnaja sistéma)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: хексадецимални систем m

  Roman: heksadecimalni sistem m

• Spanish: hexadecimal (es)

Adjective

hexadecimal (not comparable)

1. Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

Synonyms

• (arithmetic, computing): base-16

Translations

expressed in hexadecimal

• Czech: šestnáctkový, hexadecimální
• Danish: hexadecimal
• Dutch: hexadecimaal (nl), hexadecimale (nl)
• Esperanto: deksesuma
• Finnish: heksadesimaalinen
• French: hexadécimal (fr)
• German: hexadezimal
• Greek: δεκαεξαδικός (el) m (dekaexadikós)
• Hebrew: הקסדצימלי‎ m (hexadetsimáli), הקסדצימלית‎ f (hexadetsimálit)

• Latin: sedecimalis
• Portuguese: hexadecimal (pt)
• Russian: шестнадцатери́чный (ru) (šestnadcateríčnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: хексадецималан m

  Roman: heksadecimalan (sh) m

• Spanish: hexadecimal (es)

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• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 十六进制

See also

• base
• binary
• decimal
• octal
• 0x

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Catalan

Adjective

hexadecimal (masculine and feminine plural hexadecimals)

1. hexadecimal

Noun

hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimals)

1. hexadecimal

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Portuguese

Adjective

hexadecimal m, f (plural hexadecimais, comparable)

1. (computing, of a number) hexadecimal (expressed in base 16)

Noun

hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimais)

1. (computing) hexadecimal (number expressed in base 16)