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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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base

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