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Octal vs Hex - What's the difference?

octal | hex |

As nouns the difference between octal and hex

is that octal is the number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 while hex is an evil spell or curse.

As an adjective octal

is concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.

As a verb hex is

to put a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell) on.

octal

English

(wikipedia octal)

Noun

(-)
  • (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

    • Synonyms

    * (system) base 8, octonary (not used in computing )

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.

    • Synonyms

    * base-8

    See also

    * base * binary * decimal * hexadecimal

    Anagrams

    *

    hex

    English

    (wikipedia hex)

    Etymology 1

    First attested about 1830, from (etyl)

    Verb

  • To put a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell) on.

    • Noun

    (hexes)
  • An evil spell or curse.
  • A witch.
  • (rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

    • Etymology 2

    Short for hexadecimal.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (computing, informal)

    • Etymology 3

    Short for hexagon.

    Noun

    (es)
  • A hexagonal space on a game board.
  • a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.

    • See also

    (climbing) nut

    References

    English terms with multiple etymologies