octal numeration system

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsoctal number system

   Broaderpositional notation

Questions about octal numeration system

What does octal numeration system mean?

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

What is another word for octal numeration system?

Close synonyms include octal number 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 numeration system a common word?

octal numeration 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.