Hexadecimal

Definition

Hexadecimal is a number system that uses base-16 instead of base-10. It uses digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F to represent values from 0 to 15.

Related terms

Binary:

A number system that uses only two digits (0 and 1) to represent values.

Decimal:

The number system we commonly use in everyday life, which uses base-10 and digits from 0 to 9.

Octal: A number system that uses base-8 and digits from 0 to7.