hexadecimal

1952. hexadeca- +‎ decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information.

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/

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hexadecimal (countable and uncountable, plural hexadecimals)

1. (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.

• (arithmetic, computing): base sixteen
• hex
• sexidecimal
• sexadecimal

• hexit

hexadecimal (not comparable)

1. Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

• (arithmetic, computing): base-sixteen

• base
• binary
• decimal
• octal
• 0x

hexadecimal (masculine and feminine plural hexadecimals)

1. hexadecimal

hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimals)

1. hexadecimal

hexadecimal m or f (plural hexadecimais)

1. (computing, of a number) hexadecimal (expressed in base 16)

hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimais)

1. (computing) hexadecimal (number expressed in base 16)

hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimales)

1. hexadecimal

hexadecimal (plural hexadecimales)

1. hexadecimal

• “hexadecimal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014