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Hexadecimal

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Meaning

Noun

In Arithmetic, Computing & Sixteen:
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.
In Computing:
A number
in the
system.

Adj

Of a number,
in hexadecimal.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

hexadecimal
English
arrow
decimal
English
arrow
decimalis
Latin
arrow
decimus
Latin
arrow
decem
Latin
hexadeca-
English
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Etym
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