Hexadecimal Definition

hĕksə-dĕsə-məl
adjective
Designating or of a number system in which the base used is 16
Webster's New World
Of or relating to sixteenths.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
A number system having 16 as its base.
American Heritage
A sixteenth.
American Heritage

(arithmetic, computing) A number system with base 16, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, useful in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte. Informal short form used in computing: hex.

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Origin of Hexadecimal

  • hexadeca- +‎ decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information.

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Hexadecimal Sentence Examples

  • It can be loaded using an assembler or using the simple hexadecimal loader listed in table three.

  • The last 6 hexadecimal digits comprise the interface serial number, or another value administered by the specific vendor.

  • They take numbers as decimal unless starting with 0x (or 0X ), meaning hexadecimal; a leading zero does not mean octal.

  • Colors for web pages are given as 6 digit hexadecimal (normally just referred to as " Hex ") numbers.

  • To introduce arbitrary characters into a string using octal or hexadecimal notation.

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Words Starting With

HHEHEX

Words Ending With

LALMAL

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Words Starting With H and Ending With L

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With H11 Letter Words Ending With L