HyperDic: octal_number_system

English > 1 sense of the expression *octal number system*:
NOUN	communication	octal number system, octal numeration system	a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight

English > *octal number system*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight.
Synonym	octal numeration system
Broader	positional notation, positional representation system	A numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position