hexadecimally

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adverb

In the hexadecimal numbering system.

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Meanings

adverbhexadecimally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the hexadecimal numbering system.

    If flags refer to the same bit position, they are added hexadecimally.

    2004, Jan de Clercq, Windows Server 2003 security infrastructures
    1 more example

    Your computer has 65535 I/O port addresses (numbered hexadecimally), but uses only a relative few of them.

    2004, Mark Edward Soper, Absolute Beginner's Guide to A+ Certification

Origin

From hexadecimal + -ly.

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APA

hexadecimally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecimally

MLA

“hexadecimally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecimally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexadecimally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecimally.

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