Associations to the word «Octal»

Wiktionary

OCTAL, noun. (arithmetic) (computing) (uncountable) The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
OCTAL, adjective. (arithmetic) (computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.

Dictionary definition

OCTAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base; "an octal digit".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky