octal number system

1. 1.

   a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight

   Synonymsoctal numeration system

   Broaderpositional notation

Questions about octal number system

What does octal number system mean?

octal number system means "a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight".

What is another word for octal number system?

Close synonyms include octal numeration system. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is octal number system a common word?

octal number system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.