hexadecimal digit

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hexadecimal
adjective
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/ˌhek.səˈdes.ɪ.məl/us
/ˌhek.səˈdes.ə.məl/
relating to or expressed in a system of counting based on the number 16 rather than the ...
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digit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/us
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/
any one of the ten numbers 0 ...
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(Definition ofhexadecimalanddigitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, when mapping to hexadecimal, it is trivial to regard the binary string as 4-digit groups and map each to a singlehexadecimaldigit.
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Onehexadecimaldigitrepresents a nibble, which is half of an octet or byte (8 bits).
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The hexadecimal system is used as shorthand for binaryevery 4 binary digits (bits) relate to one and only onehexadecimaldigit.
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The nibble is used to describe the amount of memory used to store a digit of a number stored in binary-coded decimal format, or to represent a singlehexadecimaldigit.
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Eachhexadecimaldigitrepresents four binary digits (bits), and the primary use of hexadecimal notation is a human-friendly representation of binary-coded values in computing and digital electronics.
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Octal is converted to binary and then binary to hexadecimal, grouping digits by fours, which correspond each to ahexadecimaldigit.
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The read/write rate was 430 hexadecimal digits per second; the bidirectional search speed was 2500 characters per second.
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But soon, magazines were printing long lists of checksummed hexadecimal digits with machine code games or tools.
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The bit string is 32 hexadecimal digits for an 8 pixel wide glyph or 64 hexadecimal digits for a 16 pixel wide glyph.
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The 12 bits of type information is used to denote the contents or intended use of a file, typically presented as three hexadecimal digits.
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Therefore, hexadecimal is more commonly used in programming languages today, since two hexadecimal digits exactly specify one byte.
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In this example, the glyph is 8 pixels wide, so the bit string is 32 hexadecimal digits long.
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