octal

[ ok-tl ]

adjective
  1. Also octonary. of or relating to the number system with base 8, employing the numerals 0 through 7.

  2. relating to or encoded in an octal system, especially for use by a digital computer.

  1. (of an electronic device) having eight pins in its base for electrical connections.

Origin of octal

1
First recorded in 1935–40; oct- + -al1

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Scientific definitions for octal

octal

[ ŏktəl ]


  1. Relating to a number system having a base of 8. Each place in an octal number represents a power of 8. Octal notation has often been used in computer programming because three-digit binary numbers are readily converted into one-digit octal numbers from 0 to 7.

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