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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or based on the number eight.
- noun A number system having 8 as its base.
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- noun arithmetic, computing, uncountable The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
- adjective arithmetic, computing Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.
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- adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base
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