noun / adjective
hex
Number notation using sixteen as its base.
The programmer reads the memory address as a hex number.
Etymology
Hex shortens hexadecimal, the term for base-sixteen notation. The shortened label stands for the whole number-system name rather than for six alone.
More examples
- In hex, the letter F represents the number fifteen.
- This calculator converts decimal numbers to hex.
- The color picker displays a six-digit hex code.
Forms
hex
Similar words
- hexadecimal
- The full technical term rather than the shortened form.