hexadecimal
adjEtymology 1952, from hexa- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information. Piecewise doublet of sexadecimal.
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Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
- Synonyms
- base-sixteen
hexadecimal
noun/ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/
Etymology 1952, from hexa- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information. Piecewise doublet of sexadecimal.
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Arithmetic, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
- Synonyms
- base sixteen, hex, sedecimal, sexadecimal
- Derived terms
- hexadecimally, hexadecimal time, hexit, nonhexadecimal