hexadecimal
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See also: hexadécimal
English
Etymology
1952. hexadeca- + decimal; see the Wikipedia article for more information.
Pronunciation
Noun
hexadecimal (countable and uncountable, plural hexadecimals)
- (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.
- (countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
Synonyms
- (arithmetic, computing): base sixteen
- hex
- sedecimal
- sexadecimal
Derived terms
Translations
number system with base sixteen
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Adjective
hexadecimal (not comparable)
- Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
Synonyms
- (arithmetic, computing): base-sixteen
Translations
expressed in hexadecimal
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See also
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexadecimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexadecimals)
Noun
hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimals)
Further reading
- “hexadecimal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
- “hexadecimal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “hexadecimal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexadecimal m or f (plural hexadecimais)
- (computing, of a number) hexadecimal (expressed in base 16)
Noun
hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimais)
- (computing) hexadecimal (number expressed in base 16)
Further reading
- “hexadecimal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hexadécimal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hexadecimal m or n (feminine singular hexadecimală, masculine plural hexadecimali, feminine and neuter plural hexadecimale)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | hexadecimal | hexadecimală | hexadecimali | hexadecimale | |||
| definite | hexadecimalul | hexadecimala | hexadecimalii | hexadecimalele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | hexadecimal | hexadecimale | hexadecimali | hexadecimale | |||
| definite | hexadecimalului | hexadecimalei | hexadecimalilor | hexadecimalelor | ||||
Further reading
- “hexadecimal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡsadeθiˈmal/ (Spain)
- IPA(key): /eɡsadesiˈmal/ (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: he‧xa‧de‧ci‧mal
Noun
hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimales)
Adjective
hexadecimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexadecimales)
Further reading
- “hexadecimal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 10 December 2024