hexadecimal
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hexadecimal
- /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/
Where it comes from
1952, from hexa- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information. Piecewise doublet of sexadecimal.
noun hexadecimals
- 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.
- A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
Similar: base sixteen, hex, sedecimal, sexadecimal
adjective
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Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
Similar: base-sixteen
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: base sixteen, hex, sedecimal, sexadecimal
Translations
Every language
noun number system with base sixteen
| Español | hexadecimal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 십육진법 sibyukjinbeop |
| 日本語 | 十六進法 jūrokushinhō |
| हिन्दी | षोडशाधार ṣoḍaśādhār |
| Português | sistema hexadecimal |
| Français | hexadécimal |
| Deutsch | Hexadezimalsystem, Sedezimalsystem |
| Italiano | sistema numerico esadecimale |
| Ελληνικά | δεκαεξαδικό dekaexadikó |
| Română | sistem hexazecimal |
| Русский | шестнадцатери́чная систе́ма šestnadcateríčnaja sistéma |
| עברית | בסיס הקסדצימלי basís hexadetsimáli |
adj expressed in hexadecimal
| Español | hexadecimal |
|---|---|
| Português | hexadecimal |
| Français | hexadécimal |
| Deutsch | hexadezimal |
| Italiano | esadecimale |
| Ελληνικά | δεκαεξαδικός dekaexadikós |
| Română | hexadecimal |
| Русский | шестнадцатери́чный šestnadcateríčnyj |
| עברית | הקסדצימלי hexadetsimáli, הקסדצימלית hexadetsimálit |
Talk about this word "hexadecimal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hexadecimal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hexadecimal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hexadecimal "hexadecimal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hexadecimal.Cite this
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