hexadecimal
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See also: hexadécimal
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1952. hexadeca- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.
- (countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
Synonyms[edit]
- (arithmetic, computing): base sixteen
- hex
- sexidecimal
- sexadecimal
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
number system with base sixteen
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Adjective[edit]
hexadecimal (not comparable)
- Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
Synonyms[edit]
- (arithmetic, computing): base-sixteen
Translations[edit]
expressed in hexadecimal
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See also[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hexadecimal (masculine and feminine plural hexadecimals)
Noun[edit]
hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimals)
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hexadecimal m or f (plural hexadecimais)
- (computing, of a number) hexadecimal (expressed in base 16)
Noun[edit]
hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimais)
- (computing) hexadecimal (number expressed in base 16)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimales)
Adjective[edit]
hexadecimal (plural hexadecimales)
Further reading[edit]
- “hexadecimal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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