octal
adjective
mathematics,computingspecializeduk/ˈɒk.təl/us/ˈɑːk.təl/using asystemofnumbersthat uses only thenumbers0 to 7:
Binary iseasilyconvertedto the octalnumeralsystem.
Thepermissioninformationisstoredas four octaldigits, eachspecifyinga different set of permissions.
- Binary 000 isequivalentto the octaldigit0,binary111 isequivalentto octal 7, and soforth.
- It is alwaysadvisabletoprefixthe 0 tospecifythatyournumberis octal.
- Laterimprovementsallowedoctal,decimal, or hexadecimalrepresentationof thebinarystrings.
Numbering & counting
- absolute value
- cash
- count
- countsomethingout
- countdown
- counter
- decimal point
- dendrochronology
- headcount
- innumerate
- numeracy
- numerate
- reckonsomethingin
- recount
- renumber
- run
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- run tosomething
- standard form
- the Fundamental Counting Principle