hexadecimal system

Definitions of hexadecimal system
  1. noun
    a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen
    synonyms: hexadecimal number system, sexadecimal number system
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    type of:
    positional notation, positional representation system
    a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position
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