OCTAL
What does "OCTAL" mean?
Relating to a number system with base eight, using only the digits 0 through 7.
Meanings
- Of or denoting a numbering system that uses base eight and the digits 0 to 7. The old file permissions were written in octal, so 755 meant read-write-execute for the owner. technical
- The octal numbering system itself, or a number expressed in it. He converted the binary string into octal to make it easier to read. technical
Did you know?
- Octal survives in everyday computing through Unix file permissions: a code like 644 is read in base eight, where each of the three digits packs three on-or-off bits into a single 0-to-7 number.
Word origin
From Latin 'octo' (eight) plus the adjective ending '-al'; coined to parallel 'decimal', for counting in groups of eight.
Remember it
OCTAL shares its 'OCT' with octopus and October - all built on the Latin 'octo', eight.
What it teaches
Eight fingers would have given us a different math; our number base is just an accident of anatomy.
Quick facts
What does OCTAL mean?
Relating to a number system with base eight, using only the digits 0 through 7.
Is OCTAL a valid word?
Yes — OCTAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is OCTAL?
OCTAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does OCTAL come from?
From Latin 'octo' (eight) plus the adjective ending '-al'; coined to parallel 'decimal', for counting in groups of eight.
What can OCTAL teach us?
Eight fingers would have given us a different math; our number base is just an accident of anatomy.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.