Decimal vs. Hexadecimal

Decimalnoun

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

Decimalnoun

The decimal system itself.

Decimalnoun

(informal) A decimal place.

Decimalnoun

(informal) A decimal point.

Decimaladjective

Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

Decimaladjective

Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage.

Decimalnoun

A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.

Decimalnoun

a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

Decimalnoun

a number in the decimal system

Decimaladjective

numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten;

Decimaladjective

divided by tens or hundreds;

Decimal

The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system, and occasionally called denary or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system.

Hexadecimalnoun

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.

Hexadecimalnoun

A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.

Hexadecimaladjective

Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

Hexadecimaladjective

of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

Hexadecimal

In mathematics and computing, the hexadecimal (also base 16 or hex) numeral system is a positional numeral system that represents numbers using a radix (base) of 16. Unlike the decimal system representing numbers using 10 symbols, hexadecimal uses 16 distinct symbols, most often the symbols – to represent values 0 to 9, and – (or alternatively –) to represent values from 10 to 15.