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Adjective octal has 1 sense
  1. octal - of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base; "an octal digit"

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Octal

Definition: Octal is a number system that uses a base of eight. It represents numbers using digits 0-7.

Usage:

  1. Adjective: Pertaining to the number eight or the octal number system.
    • She converted the decimal number to octal representation.
    • The octal code is commonly used in computer programming.
  2. Noun: A number expressed in the base-8 numeral system.
    • The binary number 01101101 is equivalent to octal 155.
    • Octal numbers are often used in computing where it is convenient to represent groups of three or more bits.

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