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OCTAL NUMBER SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight
Synonyms:
octal number system; octal numeration system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("octal number system" is a kind 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)