hexadecimal

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hexadecimal

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hex·a·dec·i·mal /ˌheksəˈdesəməl◂/ (also hex) adjective technical hexadecimal numbers are based on the number 16 and are mainly used on computers 十六进制的

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hexadecimal• For example, the following program looks at each character in a string and checks that it is a valid hexadecimal numeric character.Origin hexadecimal (1900-2000) hexa- “six” (from Greek, from hex “six”) + decimal

hex·a·dec·i·mal adjectiveChineseSyllable

on hexadecimal Corpus numbers the number based are

hexadecimal
hex‧a‧dec‧i‧mal /ˌheksəˈdesəməl◂, ˌheksəˈdesɪməl◂/

(also hex) adjective technical

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: hexa- 'six' (from Greek, from hex 'six') + decimal

hexadecimal numbers are based on the number 16 and are mainly used on computers

hexa·deci·mal

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/ˌheksəˈdesɪml/

NAmE

/ˌheksəˈdesɪml/

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also hex

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/heks/

NAmE

/heks/

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noun

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computing 计算机

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a system for representing pieces of data using the numbers 0–9 and the letters A–F 十六进制的

◆The number 107 is represented in hexadecimal as 6B. 107 这个数用十六进制表示为 6B。