hexadecimal

/ˌhɛksəˈdɛsəməl/
adjective
  1. Relating to a base-16 number system that uses sixteen distinct symbols (0–9 and A–F) to represent values.
    • In hexadecimal notation, the number 255 is written as FF.
    • Many computer memory addresses are displayed in hexadecimal format.
    • The programmer used a hexadecimal color code to set the website's background to bright blue.
noun
  1. The base-16 number system itself, commonly used in computing and digital electronics.
    • The error code was given in hexadecimal, so I had to convert it to decimal.
    • She explained how hexadecimal simplifies the representation of binary data.
    • Learning hexadecimal is essential for understanding low-level programming.
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