Definition: Hexadecimal
From New World Encyclopedia
Etymology
First used in 1952. From Greek-based prefix hexadeca- (sixteen) + decimal.
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, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.
- (computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
Adjective
hexadecimal (not comparable)
- Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
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