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Hexadecimal vs Heximal - What's the difference?

hexadecimal | heximal |

As adjectives the difference between hexadecimal and heximal

is that hexadecimal is of a number, expressed in hexadecimal while heximal is using base six; senary.

As a noun hexadecimal

is 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 a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte. Informal short form used in computing: hex

hexadecimal

English

Noun

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  • (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 a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte. Informal short form used in computing: hex

    • Synonyms

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

    Derived terms

    * hexit

    Adjective

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  • Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

    • Synonyms

    * (arithmetic, computing ): base-16

    See also

    * base * binary * decimal * octal ----

    heximal

    English

    Adjective

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  • (rare, of a positional numeral system) Using base six; senary.
  • (nonstandard, rare, of a positional numeral system) Using base sixteen; hexadecimal.