hexnumeral
nounUK /ˈhɛksˌnjuːmərəl/
US /ˈhɛksˌnuːmərəl/
A hexnumeral is a number written using sixteen symbols, from 0 to 9 and A to F.
The computer showed the color code as the hexnumeral FF0000.
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2. A symbol or digit used in the base-16 counting system.
In hex, the letter A is a hexnumeral that stands for ten.
3. A way of writing numbers that computers often use.
Programmers read the hexnumeral 1F as thirty-one.
4. A numeral from zero to fifteen shown with one character.
Each hexnumeral in the code stands for four bits.