octal

[ ok-tl ]

/ ˈɒk tl /

adjective

Also octonary. of or relating to the number system with base 8, employing the numerals 0 through 7.

relating to or encoded in an octal system, especially for use by a digital computer.

(of an electronic device) having eight pins in its base for electrical connections.

noun

octonary (def. 6).

Origin of octal

First recorded in 1935–40; oct- + -al¹

Words nearby octal

octagon house, octagon scale, octahedral, octahedrite, octahedron, octal, octal notation, octamer, octamerous, octameter, octan

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Example sentences from the Web for octal

The contents of octal digits 0-5 of the index register location are unaffected by this instruction.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)|Digital Equipment Corporation
Normally, the machine would require 36 bits or 12 octal digits to be written for each instruction used in the machine.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)|Digital Equipment Corporation
Memory registers 1-777 (octal) are available for use as normal memory registers if they are not being used as index registers.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)|Digital Equipment Corporation
This instruction will rotate the bits of the Accumulator right N positions, where N is octal digits 7-11 of the instructions word.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)|Digital Equipment Corporation

Scientific definitions for octal

octal

[ ŏk′təl ]

Relating to a number system having a base of 8. Each place in an octal number represents a power of 8. Octal notation has often been used in computer programming because three-digit binary numbers are readily converted into one-digit octal numbers from 0 to 7.

单词	octal
释义	octal [ ok-tl ] / ˈɒk tl / adjective Also octonary. of or relating to the number system with base 8, employing the numerals 0 through 7. relating to or encoded in an octal system, especially for use by a digital computer. (of an electronic device) having eight pins in its base for electrical connections. noun octonary (def. 6). Origin of octal First recorded in 1935–40; oct- + -al¹ Words nearby octal octagon house, octagon scale, octahedral, octahedrite, octahedron, octal, octal notation, octamer, octamerous, octameter, octan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for octal The contents of octal digits 0-5 of the index register location are unaffected by this instruction. Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)\|Digital Equipment Corporation Normally, the machine would require 36 bits or 12 octal digits to be written for each instruction used in the machine. Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)\|Digital Equipment Corporation Memory registers 1-777 (octal) are available for use as normal memory registers if they are not being used as index registers. Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)\|Digital Equipment Corporation This instruction will rotate the bits of the Accumulator right N positions, where N is octal digits 7-11 of the instructions word. Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)\|Digital Equipment Corporation Scientific definitions for octal octal [ ŏk′təl ] Relating to a number system having a base of 8. Each place in an octal number represents a power of 8. Octal notation has often been used in computer programming because three-digit binary numbers are readily converted into one-digit octal numbers from 0 to 7. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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