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Octal

The base 8 notational system for representing Real Numbers. The digits used are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, so that 810 (8 in base 10) is represented as 108 ( $10=1\cdot 8^1+0\cdot 8^0$) in base 8.

See also Base (Number), Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal, Quaternary, Ternary


References

Lauwerier, H. Fractals: Endlessly Repeated Geometric Figures. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, pp. 9-10, 1991.

mathematica.gif Weisstein, E. W. ``Bases.'' Mathematica notebook Bases.m.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26