hexadecimal

/ˌhek.səˈdes.ɪ.məl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhek.səˈdes.ə.məl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌhek-sə-ˈde-sə-məl -ˈdes-məl/ (ame, mw) · /ˌheksəˈdesɪml/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌheksəˈdesɪml/ (ame, ipa)

hexadecimal — adjective

  • hexadecimalpositive
  • more hexadecimalcomparative
  • most hexadecimalsuperlative

1. relating to a counting system that uses sixteen as its base value, where numbers

1.形容詞B2
釋義

relating to a counting system that uses sixteen as its base value, where numbers are written with the digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.

例句

Olga wrote the colour values in hexadecimal format inside the CSS file.

hexadecimal format (noun pattern)

Each memory address in the debugger appeared as a six-digit hexadecimal number.

hexadecimal number (noun pattern)

同義詞
  • hex

    informal abbreviation of hexadecimal, very common among programmers

  • base-16

    emphasises the mathematical base rather than the numeral system as a whole

反義詞
  • decimal

    base-10 system, the everyday counting method

  • binary

    base-2 system, simpler but uses longer strings of digits

文法句型

hexadecimal + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun in technical contexts. The abbreviation 'hex' is common in informal computing discussion.

常見錯誤

The number is written in hexadecimal format with base 10.
The number is written in hexadecimal format with base 16.
💡Hexadecimal uses base sixteen, not base ten.

hexadecimal — noun