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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats