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Synonyms of hexadecimal

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Another word for hexadecimal is hex. Other synonyms of hexadecimal are base-sixteen, base sixteen, sedecimal and sexadecimal.

Synonyms and similar words for hexadecimal

adjectiveOf a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

  • base-sixteen

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Meaning of hexadecimal

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
  3. adjective Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

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Questions about synonyms of hexadecimal

What is another word for hexadecimal?
Hexadecimal has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hex, base-sixteen, base sixteen, sedecimal and sexadecimal.
What does hexadecimal mean?
Hexadecimal means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hexadecimal (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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