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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�h�ks��d�s�m�l/
SAMPA|/%hEks@"dEs@m@l/

Etymology
hexa- + decimal; see w:hexadecimal|the Wikipedia article for more information.

Noun
hexadecimal (uncountable)

1. context|arithmetic|computing A number system with base 16, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, useful in computing as numbers in hexadecimal can be stored in four bits. Informal short form used in computing: hex

Synonyms
(arithmetic, computing): base 16
sexidecimal (pure Latin)
sexadecimal

Translations
trans-top|number system with base 16
Bosnian: heksadecimalni sistem m
Danish: hexadecimale talsystem n, sekstentalssystem n
Dutch: heksadecimale talstelsel n
Finnish: heksadesimaalijärjestelmä (the system); heksadesimaaliluku (a number in the system)
French: système hexadécimal m
German: Hexadezimalsystem n, Sedezimalsystem n
Hebrew: he-translation|�ס�ס �קס�צ����|basís hexadetsimáli m
Italian: sistema numerico esadecimale m
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Japanese: 16�� (���������, jūrokushinsū)
Portuguese: sistema hexadecimal m
Russian: �е��над�а�е�и�на� �и��ема (šestnadcat'erí�naja sist'éma) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ек�аде�имални �и��ем m
:Romann: heksadecimalni sistem m
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Adjective
hexadecimal (no compar or superl)

1. Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

Synonyms
(arithmetic, computing): base-16

Translations

trans-top|expressed in hexadecimal
Bosnian: heksadecimalan m
Danish: hexadecimal#Danish|hexadecimal
Dutch: hexadecimaal, hexadecimale
Esperanto: deksesuma
Finnish: heksadesimaalinen
French: hexadécimal
German: hexadezimal
Hebrew: he-translation|�קס�צ����|hexadetsimáli m, he-translation|�קס�צ����ת|hexadetsimálit f
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Russian: �е��над�а�е�и�н�й (šestnadcat'erí�nyj)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ек�аде�ималан m
:Roman: heksadecimalan m
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ttbc|Chinese: ����
ttbc|Norwegian: sekstentallsystemet

See also
base
binary
decimal
octal

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