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hexadecimal

hek-suh-DES-i-muhl/ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/

Noun pluralhexadecimals (some meanings)

3 meanings of hexadecimal

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Of a number, written with the sixteen digits 0 to 9 and A to F.

    The number 1F is hexadecimal, not a normal decimal number.

    Web designers often write colors as hexadecimal numbers.

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A way of writing numbers with sixteen digits, 0 to 9 and A to F, often used with computers.

    In hexadecimal, the letter A stands for ten.

    She learned to count in hexadecimal for her coding class.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A number written with the sixteen digits 0 to 9 and A to F.

    Copy the hexadecimal from the screen into the form.

    This calculator can turn any hexadecimal into an ordinary number.

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Origin

Made from hexadeca- and decimal, in 1952.