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octals

octals is the plural of octal.

Meaning of octal

Noun

octal (countable and uncountable, plural octals, abbreviation oct)

  1. (uncountable) The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
    Synonyms:
    base 8, octonary
  2. (countable) A digit or value in the octal number system.

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Questions about octals

What is octals the plural of?
Octals is the plural of octal.

Words near octals in the dictionary

  1. octalogue
  2. octalogues
  3. octalogy
  4. octaloop
  5. octaloops
  6. octals
  7. octamanganese
  8. octamer
  9. octameric
  10. octamerisation
  11. octamerism

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