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Octal Number System.
Octal Number System - as a noun
A positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
octal numeration systemExample Sentences
"In computer programming, the octal number system is a base-8 numeral system."
"To convert a decimal number to octal number system, you divide it successively by 8."
"The octal number system is commonly used in Unix file permissions."
"In octal number system, a combination of three digits represents each byte of data."
"In the octal number system, the highest digit is 7."
