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hexadecimal

noun
/ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/

Etymology

1952, from hexa- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information. Piecewise doublet of sexadecimal.

  1. derived from decimus
  2. borrowed from decimalis
  3. prefixed as hexadecimal — “hexa + decimal”

Definitions

  1. A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B,…

    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.

  2. A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.

  3. Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

The neighborhood

Derived

hexadecimally, hexadecimal time, hexit, nonhexadecimal

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hexadecimal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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