Octal Definition

ŏktəl
adjective
Of or based on the number eight.
Webster's New World
Designating an electronic tube base or its matching socket designed to hold eight equally spaced pins.
Webster's New World
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.
Wiktionary
noun
A number system having 8 as its base.
16 in base 10 is represented in octal as 20.
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Octal Sentence Examples

  • If it is an octal digit (from 0 to 7) there must be two more such digits.

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

  • Note the way that decimal and octal integers are read in by grammar rules.

  • Each character, in particular those which cannot be typed directly from the keyboard, can also be typed in three digit octal notation.

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

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Words Starting With

OOCOCT

Words Ending With

LALTAL

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