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Octal - Wikipedia
Octal representation of a 16-bit word requires 6 digits, but the most significant octal digit represents (quite inelegantly) only one bit (0 or 1). This representation offers no way to easily read the most significant byte, because it is smeared over four octal digits.
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geeksforgeeks.org
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Octal Number System - GeeksforGeeks
'OCTAL' is derived from the Latin word 'OCT' which means Eight. The number system with base 8 and symbols ranging between 0-7 is known as the Octal Number System.
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merriam-webster.com
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OCTAL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of OCTAL is of, relating to, or being a number system with a base of eight.
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splashlearn.com
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Octal Number System: Definition, Conversion, Table, Examples
The octal number system is the number system with base 8. It uses digits from 0 to 7. Learn interconversions between number systems, facts, examples, and more.
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mathsisfun.com
https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/octal.html
Octal Definition (Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary)
Illustrated definition of Octal: An Octal Number uses only these 8 digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Examples: 7 in Octal equals...
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wolfram.com
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Octal -- from Wolfram MathWorld
From MathWorld --A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Octal.html. The base 8 notational system for representing real numbers. The digits used are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, so that 8_ (10) (8 in base 10) is represented as 10_8 (10=1·8^1+0·8^0) in base 8.
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computerhope.com
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What Is an Octal? - Computer Hope
Octal is a base-8 number system commonly used to represent binary numbers and other numbers in a shorter form. Octal is sometimes abbreviated as " oct." Below is a basic chart of how a binary number is converted to an octal number. Below are some binary examples and their octal equivalents.
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What is Octal (Base 8)?
Octal, also known as Base 8, is a numbering system that uses eight unique symbols: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. It is primarily used in computing and digital systems as a more compact representation of binary numbers.
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mathmonks.com
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Octal Number System - Definition, Base, and Examples
The octal number system is the base 8 number system. Thus, it has 8 characters or numbers starting from 0 to 8. It is written as 214 8. Some more examples of octal numbers are 558, 1018, 608. In 1801, James Anderson suggested the base 8 number system and coined the term ‘octal.’.
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Number Bases: Octal and Hexadecimal - Purplemath
Explains octal (base 8) and hexadecimal (base 16) numbers. Also discusses RGB values versus HTML hexidecimal codes for colors.