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S vs Octal - What's the difference?

s | octal |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun octal is

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

As an adjective octal is

(arithmetic|computing) concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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

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