Dictionary definition: octal notation

Dictionary definition: binary notation
A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units;      453 words ... ... other. Since 8 = 2 3 and 16 = 2 4 , both the 8-based octal notation and the 16-based hexadecimal notation effectively group ... successive strings of three and four binary digits respectively. Octal notation was once the dominant alternative to the cumbersome pure ...

Dictionary definition: radix
A Dictionary of Computing;      263 words ... ... system . These digits represent the integers in the range zero to one less than the radix. The radix of a number can be indicated by means of a subscript, as in 24 8 or 101 2 . See also binary system , hexadecimal notation , octal notation .

Dictionary definition: octal
The Oxford American College Dictionary;      205 words ...oc·tal / ˈäktl / • adj. relating to or using a system of numerical notation that has 8 rather than 10 as a base. • n. the octal system; octal notation.

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The Sunday Telegraph London;  August 3, 2008 ;     289 words ... ... even the numeral is erotic', and so on. But this book is not for the innumerate: we are soon deep into questions such as: 'Why is 12 x 12 =144 true in octal notation?' and the number of possible positions in a Rubik's cube.

Dictionary definition: binary system
A Dictionary of Computing;      326 words ...binary system Usually, the binary number system, i.e. the positional number system with base 2. This is the number system most commonly used in computers. A binary digit (or bit ) is either 0 or 1. The ...

Dictionary definition: hexadecimal notation
A Dictionary of Computing;      268 words ...hexadecimal notation The representation of numbers in the positional number system with base 16. The sixteen hexadecimal digits are usually represented by 0–9, A–F. Any hex number ...

Dictionary definition: base
A Dictionary of Computing;      250 words ...base 1. Another name for the radix of a positional number system. Hence decimal numbers are base 10 numbers and binary numbers are base 2 numbers. See number system . 2. See base-bound register , relative addressing .