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
• sedecimal
• sexadecimal

hexadecimal (not comparable)

1. Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

• (arithmetic, computing): base-sixteen

• base
• binary
• decimal
• octal
• 0x

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əɡ.zə.ðə.siˈmal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.za.ðe.siˈmal]

hexadecimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexadecimals)

1. hexadecimal

hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimals)

1. hexadecimal

• “hexadecimal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “hexadecimal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “hexadecimal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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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”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Borrowed from French hexadécimal.

• IPA^(key): /ˌhe.ksa.de.t͡ʃiˈmal/

hexadecimal m or n (feminine singular hexadecimală, masculine plural hexadecimali, feminine and neuter plural hexadecimale)

1. hexadecimal

• “hexadecimal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

• IPA^(key): /eɡsadeθiˈmal/ [eɣ̞.sa.ð̞e.θiˈmal] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /eɡsadesiˈmal/ [eɣ̞.sa.ð̞e.siˈmal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: he‧xa‧de‧ci‧mal

hexadecimal m (plural hexadecimales)

1. hexadecimal

hexadecimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hexadecimales)

1. hexadecimal

• “hexadecimal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024