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hexadecimal definition

hexa·deci·mal (hek′sə des′ə məl)

adjective

designating or of a number system in which the base used is 16

Etymology: hexa- + decimal, modeled on Gr hexadeca, sixteen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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