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sexadecimal

sexadecimal adjective: pertaining to sixteen.

Adjective

sexadecimal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to sixteen.
    Synonyms:
    sedecimal
  2. (dated) Synonym of hexadecimal.
    Synonyms:
    hexadecimal

Synonyms of sexadecimal

Origin of sexadecimal

1895, from sexa- + decimal. Piecewise doublet of hexadecimal.

Words formed from sexadecimal

Questions about sexadecimal

What does sexadecimal mean?
Sexadecimal means pertaining to sixteen.
What part of speech is sexadecimal?
Sexadecimal is an adjective.

Words near sexadecimal in the dictionary

  1. sex0ring
  2. sex0rs
  3. sexa-
  4. sexability
  5. sexable
  6. sexadecimal
  7. sexadecimally
  8. sexadentate
  9. sexagenal
  10. sexagenarian
  11. sexagenarianism

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